Château de Tours

Castle in Tours, France

47°23′50″N 0°41′37″E / 47.3971°N 0.6936°E / 47.3971; 0.6936Current tenantsCommune, StateConstruction started11th century

The Château de Tours is a castle located in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France.

Built in the 11th century, the building features architecture of the Carolingian period, and was the residence of the Lords of France.

Until the 2000s, the Royal Castle of Tours was used as an aquarium where about 1,500 fish of 200 different species could be seen. It also served as Grévin museum. The castle was classified as monument historique on 20 August 1913.^[1]

Currently, the building houses contemporary exhibitions of paintings and photographs (organized by Le Jeu de Paume), including works by Joan Miró, Daniel Buren, Nadar, Robert Capa.^[2]

References

^ Base Mérimée: Ancien palais des Gouverneurs, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ "Culture - Expositions au Château de Tours" (in French). Tours.fr. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.