Outcry in France after famed chateau is converted into council flats 'monstrosity' with timber

The Chateau du Tournepuits, in Guines near Calais, was built in 1848 for a powerful French landowner and politician, Narcisse Boulanger, and stands impressively in the sweeping countryside.


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