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Village of Loches
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The Collegiate Church of Saint-Ours. Originally built around 985 by Count of Anjou Geoffroy, father of Foulques Nerra.
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Tomb of Agnès Sorel
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The massive Keep
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Interior view of Keep, showing three floors and three superposed fireplaces
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These were the private quarters of the Count of Anjou and his successors, including Henry II Plantagent and Richard the Lionheart.
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Artist's view of one of the apartments in the Keep
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The ground floor was the commoner area
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Another view of the Keep
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Another view of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Ours
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The Royal Lodge at Loches
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In this room Joan of Arc urged Charles II to go to Reim to be coronated
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View of village of Loches from the Royal Lodge
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Village of Loches
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On road back to hotel in Chinon