Castle Trompette
Bordeaux
Access
No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found
- Where
- Bordeaux
To make a day of it
Open within 20 km
Sleep nearby
Château Trompette stands in Bordeaux (Gironde), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. No visits are on record for this building.
Château Trompette no longer stands: this Bordeaux fortress was completely demolished in the early 19th century, and its former site is now occupied by the Esplanade des Quinconces. Built after the Hundred Years' War on the order of Charles VII to control a city only recently retaken from the English, it was torn down, rebuilt as a citadel under Louis XIV, and eventually became an obstacle to the city's growth once peace returned. There is nothing left to visit on site, only the memory embedded in the layout of the district.
Written from Château Trompette (Bordeaux)
What to know
- The castle was completely destroyed, so there is no building left to visit today.
- Its former location corresponds to the present-day Esplanade des Quinconces, by the Garonne river.
- A visit amounts to a walk through the city, with no opening hours or admission ticket involved.
- No visible architectural remains survive on the site.
Where this château is
Bordeaux · Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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This châteauChâteaux within 40 km
Address
33000 Bordeaux
Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.
- Heritage status
- Protection status unknown
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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