View of the Palais de l'Ile in the Thiou canal, Annecy-le-Vieux, France.
Palais de l'Isle is a castle in the centre of the Thiou canal, built in 1132. It was the primary residence of the Lord of Annecy as early as the 12th century, and later became the Count of Geneva's administrative headquarters, then alternately a courthouse, a mint, and finally a jail from the Middle Ages until 1865 and then again during World War II. The Palais de l'Ile was classified as a Historical Monument in 1900, and today houses a local history museum Historical monument in 1900, the Palais de l'Ile, often called "house-shaped galley" was a jail, courthouse and an administrative center. This is an original building whose oldest parts date from the 12th century. First single qualified quadrangular building strong house, occasionally hosting the prison and the mint of the Counts of Geneva, the building now designated as Palais de l'Ile is a unique monument of the Middle Ages. It is built on a natural rocky island. The stronghold is mentioned for the first time in 1325 as a prison when the Lord of Annecy pay Monthoux John, Lord of the Isle of food two prisoners. In 1355, Count Amédée III Geneva obtained the Emperor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor "the right to monetize gold and silver on his land." Campaign constructs a landscape mint stops working at the end of the 14th century. Family Geneva off. Annecy and Geneva being attached to the Duchy of Savoy, Duke Amadeus VIII gives the house the family fief Monthoux. At the end of the 16th century, the house which houses since the court also takes the name of Courthouse Island. From the 18th century, the building was assigned to adminsitrative functions, while maintaining its primary function as a prison until 1864. A new remand is then constructed. Since it is destroyed. The Palais de l'Ile is home for the elderly from 1865 to 1880.
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Location: Annecy-le-Vieux, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
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