Le Donjon Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

A view of the donjon or keep in the town of Niort, Deux-Sèvres. I should like to dedicate this picture, which ends my little series of photographs taken in Niort, to Joël Berthonneau (jlbrthnn) who very kindly recommended an excellent restaurant for lunch in Niort. Salut!

The keep is all that remains of the castle began by Henri II Plantagenêt, and finished by Richard I, the Lion Heart.

The castle was defended by an enclosure in form of quadrilateral which was 700 m long. It was a true city including dwellings, gardens and an arsenal over which there was a church, Saint-Gaudens, which was destroyed during wars of religion. Later the castle was used as a prison.

The keep dominates the Sèvre; it consists of two square towers connected by a building of dating from the 15th century. Nowadays it houses various museums; though it is currently closed for works.

The above is freely translated from information on the Wikipedia French web site.

besnard, kiwi_explorer, amaryllis, jlbrthnn, ChrisJ, Tort, maltese, carper, Charo, Budapestman, Cricri has marked this note useful

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besnard (30166) 2007-08-27 1:04

Bonjour Stephen
Bon cliché de ce château imposant à l'architecture massive bien mise en valeur avec une belle luminosité.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-08-27 1:06

Hi Stephen,
That is one solid castle ... amazing how it has survived the ravages of time. Well captured and presented. Good image quality and notes to describe the castle. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Gustaw (21670) 2007-08-27 1:38

Hi, my friend!
It is interesting old architecture. I like your historical castle. Nice composition and very interesting colours. It must be interesting place.
Marek

wolf38 (12513) 2007-08-27 1:41

Hallo Stephen. Eine beeindruckende Burg mit einer wechselhaften Geschichte. Interessant ist auch die Nutzung bis zum heutigen Tag. Vorbildlich auch wieder der informative Text. Wirklich ein sehenswertes Photo. Viele Grüße, Wolfgang.

Valerka (8159) 2007-08-27 1:49

Bonjour, cher, Steph,
Comme d'habitude, tu nous fais voir ta France d'une maniere tres agreable.
J'aime beaucoup les couleurs et la composition.
Merci, a la prochaine.
Valerka:)

Fis2 (45238) 2007-08-27 1:54

Witaj Stephen!
Very interesting building. Curious architecture. Good frame and colors. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

amaryllis (17087) 2007-08-27 2:18

Bonjour
Belle photo de ce donjon massif que tu nous fais partager
C'est un beau chateau bien conservé et bon cadrage avec une bonne luminosité
note très interessante aussi
juliette

UnTrained (0) 2007-08-27 2:28

Hello Stephen,
it was a bit familiar as I also had a short look an Joel's version. I like the sharing of information for restaurants and others on TE.
Good POV and well managed light, must have been harsh with the glancing on the roof parts. Structure and texture are good visible and some good elements of the surrounding are included.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

jlbrthnn (36972) 2007-08-27 3:04

Hello Snunney, This keep goes soon one the most photographed of, but it deserves it well, because it is a very beautiful part of architecture. I thank you for your quotation. Congratulations. Good Day
Cordially
Joel

jonathan_hart (22564) 2007-08-27 3:30

hello Stephen
excellent POV and framing, very good composition of this nice donjon
there is a backlight and you managed it very well, well done
regards
jo

ChrisJ (69588) 2007-08-27 4:33

Hi Stephen

An impressive old castle with an excellent accompanying note. Good upward pov & wonderful shadow detail in the wall. I like the muted colours & fg contrast. Tfs!

Tort (2266) 2007-08-27 6:11

Salut Stephen,
Cet ancien chateau est magnifique. Une jolie photo bien composée. Très belle netteté et lumiére. Bonne note. Bravo!
Bonne journée
Juan Tort

Kenny10pin (19301) 2007-08-27 7:36

nice work here, the shot is good and good composition

lestans (15406) 2007-08-27 8:43

Hi Stephen!
Nice view of the monument, you put it in a good perspective. I think that in another hour of the day you could capture it better, in a better light, with some more shadows to enhance the volumes of the building.
Anyway, it is a good capture and I thank you for sharing it!
Livia

maltese (21531) 2007-08-27 8:43

Hello Stephen
Une impressionnante bâtisse bien saisie sous une lumière difficile. Une belle netteté pour cette bonne composition
Amicalement
Hervé

Nicou (43889) 2007-08-27 8:44

Hello

Qu'il est beauc e château avec son donjon, le captage est parfait et la couleur de la pierre est mangifique.

Bravo et belle soirée

Nicou

jhm (81719) 2007-08-27 10:53

Bonsoir Stephen,

This is a very old castle but with a specially construction, very high walls and small windows a specially defence castle.
Good composition and good note too.

Bonne soirée,
John.

chrisnet (20354) 2007-08-27 13:58

Hello Stephen,
Good capture of this old castle, but I see your PP in the sky.
Regards
Christian

carper (64094) 2007-08-28 0:26

a very nice old architecture here Stephen,
I like the good pov you took, nice low horizon, good photo to look at, well done, have a nice evening.
gr. jaap

Budapestman (41042) 2007-08-28 2:32

Hi Stephen,
Fascinating place, I like the historical atmosphere and the spectacular details. The composition is very impressive, really massive castle, I like it. Note is superb. Have a nice day
George

Charo (31651) 2007-08-28 2:46

Hola Stephen,
Bonita foto de esta castillo con esa toma en diagonal que le da más perspectiva.
Estupendo POV.
Cordialmente
Charo

Cricri (42835) 2007-08-29 5:40

Hi Stephen,
Belle présentation de ce chateau a l'architecture interressante et uax formes imposante, douceur des couleurs et belle lumiére, compliment
have a nice day
cricri

Silvio1953 (40849) 2007-08-29 5:48

Hi Stephen, wonderful view of a splendid castle, great POV, very well done, ciao Silvio