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The castle of Lierville, located in the commune of Verdes (Loir-et-Cher), is a 16th century building designed on the model of a fortified castle. Originally, it had four wings surrounded by four towers, of which only two wings and two towers remain today. The west wing, raised later, retains traces of the original entrance chestnut on its posterior façade. In the 18th century, the northwest wing was destroyed to build a court of honor, while the remaining wings were drilled symmetrically and provided with stone skylights.

In the first half of the 19th century, the castle underwent neo-Gothic transformations, including the suppression of the northeast wing after 1836. The facades and roofs of the southeast wing, as well as the two adjoining towers, were listed as historical monuments on 27 May 1993. The estate, owned by a private company, illustrates the architectural evolution of the castles of the region, mixing medieval heritage and subsequent adaptations.

The castle is located at the address 2 Lierville (Verdes), 41240 Beauce la Romaine, in the department of Loir-et-Cher (region Centre-Val de Loire). Its original plan, inspired by the fortresses, and its successive changes reflect the changes in taste and use of seigneurial residences between Renaissance and modern times. The protected elements testify to its heritage importance, although its exact location is sometimes confusing (Verdes vs. Beauce la Romaine).

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