Located in the French department of Eure, in Normandy, the medieval castle ruin known as Château Gaillard overlooks the Seine River above the commune of Les Andelys. It is around 40 kilometers from Rouen and 95 kilometers northwest of Paris. Under the patronage of Richard the Lionheart, the concurrent monarch of England and the feudal Duke of Normandy, construction got underway in 1196. Although building the castle was an expensive endeavor, the majority of the work was completed in an exceptionally short amount of time. It only took two years, during which the village of Petit Andely was built. The intricate and sophisticated architecture of Château Gaillard incorporates early concentric fortification ideas; it was also among the first castles in Europe to employ machicolations. With a keep in the inner enclosure, the castle is divided into three enclosures by dry moats. After an extended siege, Philip II, the King of France, took possession of Château Gaillard in 1204. David II of Scotland, who was banished, lived in the fortress around the middle of the fourteenth century. Throughout the Hundred Years War, the castle was owned by various different people. However, in 1449, the French monarch finally took Château Gaillard from the English king, and it stayed in French hands ever since. Château Gaillard was in ruins when Henry IV of France ordered its demolition in 1599 because it was thought to pose a threat to the safety of the local populace. The French Ministry of Culture lists the castle ruins as a monument historique. The outer baileys are open year-round, while the inner bailey is accessible to the public from March through November
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