![P1020180 The castle is above the river level, such that it was impossible to use the river water to fill the moat. Also, water would have made life in the underground...](thumbs/P1020180.webp)
The castle is above the river level, such that it was impossible to use the river water to fill the moat. Also, water would have made life in the underground…
![P1020203 Silk worm room. Silk worms were installed in this room to produce silk, a very expensive material in the medieval times. Louis XI had the first French silk...](thumbs/P1020203.webp)
Silk worm room. Silk worms were installed in this room to produce silk, a very expensive material in the medieval times. Louis XI had the first French silk…
![P1020207 In winter, snow and ice were gathered from ponds around the castle, then lowered from the surface through a hole into the ice room, which could contain 50...](thumbs/P1020207.webp)
In winter, snow and ice were gathered from ponds around the castle, then lowered from the surface through a hole into the ice room, which could contain 50…