The Castle
Place Pestalozzi, Yverdon-les-Bains 1400 - Switzerland
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Place Pestalozzi in Yverdon-les-Bains is dominated by the turreted château, built in 1260 by Pierre II of Savoy. The imposing main walls and their four towers were erected within a few years. The design of the castle followed the geometric characteristics used for castles set in plains, and had been planned by the young mason and architect Jacques de Saint-Georges. He also designed Caernarvon Castle and built the castle Saint-Georges d’Espéranches, near Lyon. The chateau was the residence of the castellans of the Savoy dynasty until 1536, when it was occupied by the Bernese. It was later seized during the Vaudois revolution in 1798.
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