Guedelon Castle is a project started in 1997 by Michel Guyot and Maryline Martin in the Burgundy region of France. The castle is styled on typical French medieval chateau-fort, modeled on designs from the 13th century, and is being built using techniques and materials available to masons and builders 800 years ago. The Guedelon project has now become a tourist destination, and employs dozens of workers. The castle is due to be completed in 2023.
Building a 13th-Century Castle in the 21st Century
- Alan Taylor
- September 15, 2016
- 21 Photos
- In Focus
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A view of the construction site of the Chateau de Guedelon near Treigny in the Burgundy region of France, on September 13, 2016. #
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An earlier view of the construction site of a medieval fort called Guedelon, that is being built in France near Auxerre, on June 25, 2005. #
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Laborers use handmade tools to work on stone meant for Guedelon, on June 25, 2005. #
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A picture taken on April 11, 2005 shows a map of the final look of the Chateau de Guedelon. #
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A laborer in a horse-drawn carriage works on the medieval fort called Guedelon. #
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Clement Guerard, blacksmith at the site since 1999, poses in his workshop on October 29, 2013. #
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British engineering student Cloe, from Northampton, walks in a winch drum at the construction site of the Chateau de Guedelon on October 29, 2013. #
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A view of the construction site of the Chateau de Guedelon on September 13, 2016. #
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A woman plays with geese at the construction site of the Chateau de Guedelon on September 13, 2016. #
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Thierry Baupain, woodcutter at the site since 1999, at the construction site of the Chateau de Guedelon, on October 29, 2013. #
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A view of a log wall, part of Guedelon, on June 25, 2005. #
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A view of the construction site of the Guedelon Castle, on September 13, 2016. #
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A laborer using handmade tools works on Guedelon, near Auxerre, France, on June 25, 2005. #
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A blueprint and a model of the Chateau de Guedelon are displayed at the construction site on October 29, 2013. #
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A man works at the construction site of the Chateau de Guedelon on September 13, 2016. #
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A view of stone work outside the site of the Chateau de Guedelon on September 13, 2016. #
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A stonecutter works outside the Chateau de Guedelon on September 13, 2016. #
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View of the castle bedroom inside the Chateau de Guedelon on October 29, 2013. #
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View of the timber work inside castle bedroom on October 29, 2013. #
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Workers carry stones at the construction site on September 13, 2016. #
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A view of the under-construction Guedelon Castle in the Burgundy region of France, on September 13, 2016. #
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