L'église Notre-Dame du Haut-Châlus est une ancienne église catholique situé à Châlus, en France.
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The Château de Châlus-Chabrol is a castle in the commune of Châlus in the département of Haute-Vienne, France.
The castle dominates the town of Châlus. It consists today of an isolated circular keep and a residential building constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries, enlarged in the 17th century.
The castle protected the southern approach to Limoges and the north–south route between Paris and Spain, as well as the ancient east–west route linking the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
It is most famous for the death of King Richard the Lionheart, who died there while besieging the castle in 1199 from a crossbow bolt shot, according to legend, by one of the defenders called Bertrand de Gourdon. His entrails are buried in the castle chapel. The opening of the 1976 film Robin and Marian was set at the château de Chalus-Chabrol but filmed elsewhere.
The castle's owners included Charlotte of Albret and Louise Borgia, wife and daughter respectively of Cesare Borgia.
Château de Chalus-Chabrol has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1925.
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Localisation
L'église est située dans le département français de la Haute-Vienne, sur la commune de Châlus. Elle se trouve dans l'enceinte du château de Châlus-Chabrol
Historique
L'église date des XIIe et XIIIe siècles. Elle est connue pour être le lieu où sont ensevelies les entrailles de Richard Cœur de Lion, mort à Châlus en avril 1199. Aujourd'hui ruinée, ses vestiges de l'édifice sont classés au titre des monuments historiques le 25 mars 1981.
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Portail des monuments historiques français Portail de la Haute-Vienne Portail de l’architecture chrétienne