Postern

The gate was added to allow the castles occupants to unload goods, or, if necessary, escape via the lake, as occurred in 1536 when the castle was taken by the Bernese.

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photos of castle chillon

July 29th 2008
As promised, here are my photos from castle chillon, located in Montreux, Switzerland. Most of the captions were taken from the Chillon Castle brochure they gave us when we entered. ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva

The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more

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