Château de Vincennes
The Château de Vincennes is a former fortress and royal residence next to the town of Vincennes, on the eastern edge of Paris, alongside the Bois de Vincennes.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Chateau de Vincennes”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes and Donjon du Château de Vincennes.
Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes
Church
Photo: Jebulon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes is a Gothic royal chapel within the fortifications of the Château de Vincennes on the east edge of Paris, France. It was inspired by the Sainte-Chapelle, the royal chapel within the Palais de la Cité in Paris.
Donjon du Château de Vincennes
Castle
Photo: Ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Donjon du Château de Vincennes is a castle.
Pavillon du Roi
Castle
Photo: Ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pavillon du Roi is a castle, which is situated 140 metres southwest of Château de Vincennes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Mandé and Porte de Vincennes.
Saint-Mandé
Town
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Mandé is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in Île-de-France, this commune is a high-end town in eastern inner suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.3 km from the centre of Paris.
Porte de Vincennes
Locality
The Porte de Vincennes is one of the city gates of Paris situated in the Bel Air neighborhood of the 12th arrondissement.
Château de Vincennes
- Categories: castle, château, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Vincennes, Arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.84276° or 48° 50′ 34″ northLongitude
2.43589° or 2° 26′ 9″ eastElevation
58 metres (190 feet)Open location code
8FW4RCVP+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 23032971OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Château de Vincennes” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “keshtjella e vincennes”
- Arabic: “شاتو فانسن”
- Arabic: “قصر فانسان”
- Armenian: “Վենսենյան ամրոց”
- Armenian: “Վիեննայի պալատ”
- Azerbaijani: “Vensen qəsri”
- Basque: “Vincenneseko gaztelua”
- Basque: “Vincennesko gaztelua”
- Belarusian: “Венсенскі замак”
- Breton: “Kastell Vincennes”
- Bulgarian: “Венсен”
- Catalan: “castell de Vincennes”
- Catalan: “Castell de Vincennes”
- Chinese: “万塞讷城堡”
- Chinese: “凡仙城堡”
- Chinese: “凡森城堡”
- Chinese: “文森城堡”
- Chinese: “萬塞訥城堡”
- Czech: “Vincennes”
- Czech: “Zámek Vincennes”
- Danish: “Château de Vincennes”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Vincennes”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo de Vincennes”
- Finnish: “Vincennesin linna”
- French: “château de Vincennes”
- French: “Château de Vincennes”
- Galician: “Castelo de Vincennes”
- German: “Schloss Vincennes”
- Greek: “Κάστρο της Βενσέν”
- Greek: “Σατώ ντε Βενσέν”
- Hebrew: “טירת ונסן”
- Indonesian: “Istana Vincennes”
- Irish: “Château de Vincennes”
- Italian: “castello di Vincennes”
- Italian: “Castello di Vincennes”
- Japanese: “ヴァンセンヌ城”
- Japanese: “シャトー・ド・ヴァンセンヌ”
- Latin: “Castellum Vilceniense”
- Low German: “Slott Vincennes”
- Malay: “Château de Vincennes”
- Maltese: “Kastell ta‘ Vincennes”
- Narom: “Câtel de Vinchennes”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Slottet i Vincennes”
- Norwegian: “Château de Vincennes”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Castèth de Vincennes”
- Polish: “Zamek Vincennes”
- Polish: “Zamek w Vincennes”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Vincennes”
- Romanian: “Castelul Vincennes”
- Russian: “Венсенский замок”
- Serbian: “Дворац Венсен”
- Slovak: “Zámok Vincennes”
- Slovenian: “Château de Vincennes”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Vincennes”
- Swedish: “Slottet i Vincennes”
- Turkish: “Château de Vincennes”
- Ukrainian: “Венсенський замок”
- Urdu: “شاتیو دے وانسین”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو ونسن”
- “Château de Vincennes”
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