Caption

Ruins of the Chateau de La Batie-Neuve, a medieval fortification built by the bishops of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes region of France, 1860. The ensemble shown in the picture no longer exists. After the abandoned complex fell into disrepair over generations, half of the huge keep collapsed on May 27, 1951. For safety reasons, the remaining unstable wall elements had to be removed, authentic, high-resolution reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of depiction unknown, historical

Date

Aug 05, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H63_185

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

120.9Mb (40.3Mb) / 25.4in x 18.5in / 7632 x 5536 (300dpi)

Keywords

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