Aigle Castle

The Château d' Aigle ( German: Eagle Castle ) stands in the Swiss canton of Vaud in the middle of the Alps, about 47 kilometers southwest of Lausanne and is the most important attraction of Aigle.

History and organization

The first attachment is dated to the 11th century. The castle was enlarged in the 13th century, but only as it the Bernese succeeded the festivals in 1475 to get in her hand, the castle received its present appearance.

The rectangular system consists of a thick ring wall with three corner towers. The roofs are decorated conical. In the fourth corner is a powerful, surrounded by free-standing outbuildings Donjon. The parapet of the curtain wall is completely covered to protect the crew. This had the advantage that their own archers could not be hazardous in archery. Above the entrance is a guard-room, which is equipped with machicolated.

Special

Rectangular castles such as Aigle are rare in Switzerland. This conditioning and similar examples as the Champvent Castle in the canton of Vaud are due to the influence of the House of Savoy.