Castles and chateaux of old Navarre and the Basque Provinces, including also Foix, Roussillon and Béarn (1907)
Miltoun, Francis · Boston, L.C. Page & Company · leaf 262
Foix and Its Chateau 191 In the fourteenth century these towers werestrengthened and enlarged with the idea ofmaking them more effective for defence andhabitation. The escutcheons of Foix, Beam and Com-minges, to be seen in the great central tower,indicate that it, too, goes back at least to theend… … Key of the Vavlting, Chdteau de Foix,Sfu)wing the Arms of the Corntes de Foix 192 Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces The donjon or Tour Ronde arises on thewest to a height of forty-two metres; and willbe remarked by all familiar with these sermonsin stone scattered all over France as one of…
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