Fort Saint-Andre (circa 1380) on mount Andaon in Villeneuve-les-Avignon. National monument of France
The Fort Saint-André is a medieval castle in the commune of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon in the Gard departement of France, dating to the late 13th century. Ordered in 1292 by Philip IV of France (known as "Philip the Fair"), the castle's role was to show the power of the Kingdom of France at its border with the Papal State across the river in the town of Avignon. From the castle ramparts, the papal fortress is clearly visible. The castle was built on Mount Andaon for protection, with a curtain wall that enclosed the Benedictine abbey which had occupied the site since the 10th century. The castle owes the form in which it survives today to its last architect, Jean de Loubières (known as Jean du Louvre) who was also the architect of the Papal palace, just across the river Rhone. The construction was finished in the reign of Charles V (r. 1338-1380).
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