Coucy le Château was once one of the largest fortified villages in Medieval Europe. Much of the keep was blown up by the Germans in 1917 as they withdrew from the area. The original village was contained within the massive outer walls and protected by strategically position towers.
The keep before being blown up…….
and after…...
Look closely and you will see how a house can be built into a ruined fortification….
maybe not to everyones liking but certainly ingenious ….
The village church.
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