Kings of France, knights, cardinals, all the kingdom's powerful came to Laon for better or for worse. Stories of secret love affairs, power games, dangerous liaisons, paradise can sometimes become a veritable hell.
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Let's head out into the city in the footsteps of this world's powerful.
A marvelous pocket of middle age and renaissance architecture.
Abélard was a great thinker. He attempted to reconcile faith and reason.
Once upon a time...before the revolution...it was the residence of the Bishop Duke of Laon.
From this side of the Bishop's palace the view is so stunning that one cannot decide where to rest one's gaze.
In the summer of 1594 the king wanted to affirm that it was he the master of the lands in Laon.
From here you have an unobstructed view of the Saint Vincent basin, this magnificent island of greenery surrounded by the city.
It is one of only three doors remaining from the original 14 that existed in the middle age city.
Admire the majesty of this edifice's lines and volumes !