The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887)
MacGibbon, David, d. 1902, Ross, Thomas, 1839-1930 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 57
keep of which M. Viollet-le-Duc justly calls the grandest military structurein Europe. The aspect of this immense keep and the massive towers andwalls, when seen from a distance, is most impressive. This castle wasbuilt by the Duke Enguerrand in., 1223-30. The plan (from M. Viollet-le-Ducs… … Fig. 31.—Chateau de Coucy. Plan. curtains, everything being on the most gigantic scale (Fig. 31). Herethe great round donjon does not profess to be a residence, it is simplya redoubt or last refuge in case of siege. This immense tower isabout 95 feet in diameter, and 215 feet high, and the walls…
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