About Vauclair castle

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Vauclair castle, also Vauclerc castle (French: 'Château Vauclair) was a castle built in La Rochelle, by Henry II of England in the 12th century.

The castle was located in the area defined by the current Place de Verdun (formally called Place du Chateau).

It was incorporated in the fortifications of the city built by William X of Aquitaine, father of Alienor of Aquitaine, in 1130.

The castle consisted in four large towers connected by high walls. It was destroyed at the request of Charles V of France between 1372 and 1375, after the Siege of La Rochelle (1224), and its stones were used to build a new fortification wall at Le Gabut.

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La Rochelle, La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, 17000

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