Chantier Médiéval de Guédelon ... A castle in the making

Guedelon.fr ^ | July 26 2010 | unknown

[Daffynition]

VIDEO - Hands-on learning

[La Lydia]

That is so cool.

[caver]

Awesome! They are doing it the hard way!

[1rudeboy]

I know it’s just me, but I took one look at the video and thought, “OSHA.”

[Beowulf9]

Ping!

This is fabulous!

[SonOfDarkSkies]

I love it!

And just in time for the commencement of the 10th Crusade!

[FrdmLvr]

Thanks for posting!

[Trajan88]

for later

[Tax-chick]

Oh, yes, I saw this on television. Excellent dirt!

[Daffynition]

Admission is reasonable... I would visit and want to stay! [if I were in France]

Admission charge:

Adult: 9€

Child (5 - 17): 7€

Free entry for under fives.

Admission ticket permits an unguided visit of site.

We suggest that you allow at least 2 hours for your visit.

[WOBBLY BOB]

I loves me some parapets.

[Daffynition]

With a very specific historical context:

The “Middle Ages”, represent over a thousand years of human history, therefore, in order to avoid confusing the different architectural styles of the age, the Guédelon venture adopted a specific chronological and historical timeframe. The start date for the castle was taken as 1229.

Louis IX, the future Saint Louis, was crowned King in Rhiems, three years ago in 1226. However, he was a mere twelve years of age and therefore his mother, Blanche of Castile, acts as Regent until 1235.

Locally, Puisaye is under the control of Baron Jean de Toucy. To the south-east lies the county of Auxerre-Nevers, controlled by Mahaut de Courtenay, and in the north the Capetian lands of Gâtinais. On the eve of the sixth crusade, Puisaye is enjoying a period of relative peace and stability.

[Joe 6-pack]

[Daffynition]

And throw very dubious building inspectors into the mix.

[Daffynition]

[caver]

Interesting stuff!

[SuziQ]

It looks like the castle in the movie Timeline!

[SuziQ]

Hah! I didn’t even see your post before making my comment!

[Daffynition]

...and so it continues...

[Daffynition]

A little basic French and we could participate!

We do welcome participants to take part in the tasks required on the building-site from 3 days to 1 week.

Guedelon is in the middle of woods, so It is very necessary having a car (or a bike possible in summer) on the spot. Camping rough is forbidden all around Guedelon. The very first condition is your speaking basic french so that team-work may proceed smoothly.

This being the case, please apply and we will send you the necessary documents in french.