The watchtower by Jean_C

Photography • Architecture • posted on Mar 18, 2015

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Français dans le premier commentaire English: The castle de Castelnau-de-Lévis was built in 1235. There are only a few ruins including a watchtower overlooking the Tarn Valley and the town of Albi. The tower, 40 meters high, consists of a semicircular tower which is backed by a square tower. It has three arched floors. Each of them shows traces of a missing floor which doubled the number of stages. The castle owes its sorry state to his career role during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Info wikipedia Some years ago, it was possible to visit this tower "at your own risk" said a panel.... I never made this visit, the stair is very strait and oval... and at the top, it's preferable to have not vertigo... and I have it ! lol! Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 Thanks for all your nice comments on my previous pictures, or for just taking a peek! "Click" to view my previous image.

Comments (51)

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rhol_figament

9:30PM | Wed, 18 March 2015

I wouldn't want to be the guy who has to keep supplying the arrows to all the floors... ;)

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Faemike55

10:56PM | Wed, 18 March 2015

Very interesting tower and history

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starship64

12:26AM | Thu, 19 March 2015

What a fantastic tower! Great shot.

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renecyberdoc

12:37AM | Thu, 19 March 2015

not a stair for me i have vertigo as well.

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mtdana

1:50AM | Thu, 19 March 2015

Amazing tower and amazing it is still standing. Beautiful capture!!!

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UteBigSmile

2:09AM | Thu, 19 March 2015

Magnifique photo cher Jean!

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allnaydi

2:33AM | Thu, 19 March 2015

Fabulous capture and very interesting background information. Great sense of the dimensions from the image.

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sossy

7:46AM | Thu, 19 March 2015

outstanding and special tower! cool capture of it and the white walls are very impressive! stunning architecture! ;o)

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Hendesse

11:17AM | Thu, 19 March 2015

40 meters, that's pretty high. One must have a great outlook from above. Excellent shot, fantastic details and POV.

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soffy

2:27PM | Thu, 19 March 2015

What a fantastic view of this old beautiful watchtower,Jean, amazing capture and old architecture***

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flavia49

8:22PM | Thu, 19 March 2015

wonderful shot

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skyvendik

5:56AM | Fri, 20 March 2015

interesting building

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velleman

11:35AM | Fri, 20 March 2015

Absolutely splendid structure!

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Naneth36

3:16AM | Sat, 21 March 2015

Anne, ma soeur Anne, ne vois-tu rien venir ?!

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Navi

4:42PM | Sat, 21 March 2015

Joli photo Jean-Claude, je ne sais pas si je prendrai le risque ^^ (bien qu'ici quand j'étais gamin j'ai pu crapahuter dans des forts de l'époque Napoléonienne restés en friche depuis la 2ème guerre mondiale lol, c'est plus possible aujourd'hui tout ça:).

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jif3d

8:25PM | Sat, 21 March 2015

Must be an excellent view from the top...if you are brave enough ! LOL A well composed capture. ~Cheers~

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danapommet

8:49PM | Sat, 21 March 2015

A excellent POV and fantastic stone work on the walls and tower! Une excellente POV et fantastique travail de la pierre sur les murs et la tour!

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oddment

9:31PM | Sun, 22 March 2015

That would be a great place to fly a kite from, or to throw a paper-airplane from.

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AureliusdeMercoeur

12:40PM | Tue, 24 March 2015

Superbe cadrage qui met bien en valeur cette tour vertigineuse, c'est le cas de le dire !! Lorsqu'elle était encore insérée dans tout l'appareil des fortifications, son allure devait être différente mais aujourd'hui, telle quelle, elle est très impressionnante, et les arbres dépouillés par l'hiver renforcent encore le côté dramatique de l'image !! Une excellente photo, Jean-Claude !!

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