The 14th -century half-timbered and slate-clad townhouse where Joan of Arc visited to have her body armour made at number 39/41, Rue Colbert in Vieux

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The 14th -century half-timbered and slate-clad townhouse where Joan of Arc visited to have her body armour made at number 39/41, Rue Colbert in Vieux Tours in the old part of the French university town of Tours, located in the Val de Loire (Loire Valley) in France It was late March-April in 1429 when Joan of Arc received her banner and body armour at Tours, before leading with her army to Orleans. The plaque on the wall indicates the event.

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Size: 2592px × 3872px
Location: Tours, France
Photo credit: © richard sowersby / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: arch, architecture, building, colbert, darch, de, district, france, french, heritage, historic, historical, jeanne, joan, loire, medieval, quarter, rue, timbered, tours, travel, val, valley