Medieval castle restoration done right! | Castle of Pierrefonds
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- Hello and welcome to the mightily impressive castle of Pierrefonds. Though destroyed in the 17th century, it was given a total makeover in the 18th by none other than our good friend Eugène Viollet-le-Duc! He not only restored but also reimagined the castle. What remains is an impressive looking medieval fortress with a fantasy 19th century Romantic twist! Certainly worth a visit for any castle and Medieval enthusiast. Thanks for watching!
Castle coordinates: 49°20'48.4"N 2°58'50.8"E
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Date of recording: 19/11/2021
Footage shot with a GoPro Hero 8, edited in Davinci Resolve.
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Been there but don't remember much of it except that it was huge and pretty. The big gargoyle/crocodile spewer drain thingie was my favourite thing, but then I was just a kid XD.
There's loads of cool stuff to see, but the crocodile drains are certainly memorable! If you can you should visit it again someday 😁. Thanks for your comment!
Thank you for the tour.
It was our pleasure! 👍 Thank you for commenting and subscribing. ❤️
- The History Hikers 🏰
What we see today is an evolution and life over time of these magnificent buildings. Sometimes development is arrested and we are left with a shell or a ruin of a great medieval fortress. Sometimes they have been occupied for longer and successive generations leave their mark, modernising as the centuries pass. On occasion ruins have been restored in accordance with taste at the time. All of these contribute to the amazing variety of interest that exists, particularly in Europe. I have not been to Pierrefonds but I may ewell include it on a trip soon.
Couldn't have said it better ourselves! We hope you will be able to visit, it is certainly worth it! 👍
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Guys this is a fantastic video 👏🏻👏🏻. Your info is so very engaging and the tour of the castle is just wonderful.
Such a great share. Thank you for showing us around. 👏🏻👍🏻🚶🏻♂️🚶♀️. Best wishes Watto & Kim.
Hiya Watto & Kim, thanks a lot for your kind words, they inspire us to keep giving it our best! ❤️👍😀
Super impressive outside, even more stunning inside, wow! love a medieval fortress and castle Pierrefonds certainly doesn't disappoint! Love the heroic warriors and their statues, always impressive to see those still there. Genuinely want to visit here, you've really inspired us to want to jump across the channel! Fantastic video again HH's! Your videos are getting better and better, which is hard to do when they are epic in the first place :) 🙌🙌👌💕
Thanks a lot, friends! ❤️ Those statues date from the restoration, so they're max 150 years old 😅 still impressive I guess! When you hop on over to the mainland, let us know, we'll give you some tips! 😁 Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Spectacular and grand, each room is the size of one large modern house. The architecture, masonry, and millwork is incredible. To consider the work that went into gathering, transporting, and fashioning the materials, and then building that castle is staggering.
Indeed. And to think the castle was essentially built twice, once during the Middle Ages and once again in its rebuilding / restoration in the 19th century 😅. Thanks for watching and commenting 🏰👍
Ecstatic! Viollet de Duc's masterpiece! Your video does it justice!
It's either this or Carcassonne, we can't choose 😅. Both are incredible! 🤩🏰
Omg I'm so glad CZcams suggested your video! This is amazing!!! Your whole channel is about to be watched!
Thank you for joining our exploration of Pierrefonds Castle! We're happy to hear you enjoy our content 😁 so we are equally as glad CZcams suggested our video to you!
The castle looks amazing. Informative commentary and well shown .
Thanks a lot ❤️
Good virtual tour! This nice video makes me feel as if I were there! Appreciate your work!
Thank you very much, we're glad you enjoyed 😁
That was a great look at this brilliant castle guys. Rhaid for the tour and history and the write up in the description box. Loved it :) ~ Anna
Hi Anna, thanks a lot for your kind words, you inspire us to keep giving it our all! 👍😀🔥
Simply a beautiful castle! A history too! I really must cross the Channel for a visit! Great video 👏👏👏
Thanks! You have to visit it someday yes! 👍
Wow, simply stunning guys, immaculate inside and out, your joint commentary was spot on! Great job! ♥
Thank you very much! 👍❤️
What an amazing place, so ornate and decorative. Super stuff, thanks to you both for the tour.
It's our pleasure to show you all the castles we visit. Pierrefonds really is a really beautifully decorated restoration. A must see if you're ever in the north of France!
Amazing video you guys! The details that you pointed out, even if it was by way of just pointing your camera that direction, even if you didnt say anything was cool, for people who pause videos for details, that stuff is important. I really love the way you filmed the ceiling in the "the lords chamber", slowing panning up and then halfway turning the way you did so the full ceiling and all of its details are able to be seen! Beautiful shot!
Too many videos focus on the things that dont seem to matter in buildings like that.....whatever contemporary decorations the current owners put up, the gardens, almost always something in there that makes me think, "ok, but you are missing so much of the amazing detail by focusing on this stuff that doesnt matter"....I didnt feel that way at all with this video. I dont think I could have made a video suited for me if I had tried to do this myself.
And the way that you stood outside the castle while talking was pretty awesome too, because pictures without reference give one idea of size.....seeing you in front of those awesome defensive walls in front of the castle really put its size into perspective. Great work!
Wow, don't think we have received better feedback than that yet, thanks! 👍 We want to capture those details that amaze us while still keeping the video at a decent length. We're glad it worked out well in this one. Thank you so much for watching and leaving us feedback 😄🏰
Absolutely loved this.
Thank you so much! 😀🙌
Congratulations on 12K views about time
By far our most watched video 😄 thanks so much!
The castle looks absolutely fantastic. All the details inside and outside are beyond amazing.
Viollet le Duc really went all out! Despite that not everything has been finished. Check for example the fireplace at 5:50 😅. Thanks for commenting!
Wow this place looks so fun to explore nice job guys thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you for commenting! We're glad you enjoyed 👍😁
oooof now I have yet another castle I want to visit 😅
So many castles... So little time... We understand the struggle! 😅 Thank you for watching!
Wow what a spectacular castle - thanks for sharing guys 👌🏻
Thanks! It was our pleasure! 👍
Nice video guys! Love the history!
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed! 👍😀
Dit is inderdaad een prachtig kasteel! dat interieur is zoals Jente zegt gewoon perfect! congrats met uw bijna 12.000 views!!
Thanks man! 👍😁
Hoe konden jullie in Pierrefonds filmen? Ik dacht dat dat verboden was. Bedankt voor het opladen, ik was al lang op zoek naar zo’n mooi filmpje. Nog veel plezier tesaam!
Als het verboden was, was dat in elk geval nergens aan ons duidelijk gemaakt 👍. Blij dat we je aan ons filmpje konden helpen 😁
Awesome video
Thanks!
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Wow thank you for sharing your trip with us, one day I'd love to visit these places but I live in the U.S. so it's a bit of a trek. There seem to be many glass windows which would be kind of an issue in a siege. Are those part of the fanciful elements you mentioned or are they only facing inwards to the courtyard?
Hey thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing! 🔥 The windows are indeed facing the courtyard, so in the event of a siege probably wouldn't pose much of an issue. That being said it must be noted that of course the castle was not only restored, but also altered in some places. Can't tell you with 100% certainty wether these were added in the 19th century though 😅. We hope you may visit it yourself one day, but until then we hope to cater to your castle exploring needs 👍🏰
this is the castle used for merlin, I just found out,
Correct, what did you think of it when seeing it in Merlin vs now? 😊
Je ne sais pas pourquoi mais des sections du château restent fermées au public / I don't know why but parts of the castle remain closed to the public. Another video here (in French): czcams.com/video/ADbJrxRfU1U/video.html
Indeed, and it is quite a shame that they stay closed. The video at the end of the visit really makes you curious to check out all of these other places! Maybe one day... And when that day comes, we'll surely visit again! Thanks for commenting, we will check out the video you suggested 😁
D'après les employés, il y a des manifestations " étranges " dans les parties hautes...
@@frederickpile3599 Raison de plus pour explorer ces parties du château ! 😅
@@TheHistoryHikers tout à fait d'accord, mais la peur les en empêche 🏴☠️😄
It's lovely but it's really more of a palace than a castle now.
Yeah, we're still more in love with ruins than these sorts of palaces, but we had to admit it was a great experience seeing it 😄
was there damage from second world war
No, the castle was (thankfully) not damaged during either world wars, despite being fairly close to the front in WW I. Thanks for commenting 👌👍
The medieval chateau de Coucy in northern France, which boasted the tallest dungeon in the country, was submitted to heavy German
artillery shooting in WW1, which caused the total loss of the dungeon.
@@francoisleyrat8659 indeed, the keep was sadly destroyed and reduced to a pile of rubble, later called a memorial to barbarity. The dungeon, or prison, however is still very much in place, as you can see in the video we made about this beautiful castle: czcams.com/video/aAIBJ9a0Kbk/video.html Thank you for commenting 😁
@@TheHistoryHikers thank you. Maybe I used the term dungeon (donjon de Coucy in French) wrongly and should have called it a 'keep'.
It is indeed quite confusing, in Dutch we also call it a donjon! 😁
MERLIN
Correct! 😅👍
Sorry, you say early on that you dislike the faux medieval of the castles of the Loire, then go on to praise this "restoration" of this castle in the 18th century. It is undoubtedly magnificent, but it's nothing like an "original" medieval castle.
I am full of contradictions, I'm afraid. 😅 All I meant to say is that I most enjoy the genuine old Medieval castles and castle ruins. I like the robustness and military aspect of them. The later palace castles are more like lavish mansions and lost a lot of that robust military flavour. Pierrefonds has been restored in the 19th century as a robust military castle on the outside, but a lavish palace on the inside. I guess the combination of the two made me fall in love! 👍 Thanks for watching and commenting! ❤️
@@TheHistoryHikers Well, the châteayx of the Loire valley are not "faux" medieval. First, it depends on what castels you are speaking about. Chinon, Angers, were fortresses, for military purpose. Chenonceau, Azay-le-Rideau, Amboise, etc, are late medieval era (XV° century), with some elements from the Renaissance in addition, later. So you probably prefer the XII°, XIII° and XIV° centuries châteaux. Well, if ever you go back to France, try to visit Guédelon, in Bourgogne : I really think it could interest you. You even can find videos about it on CZcams.
Happy New Year !
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Maybe nice enough to subscribe? 😊 Thanks for watching regardless! ❤️