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The château fort de Lourdes is a historic castle located in Lourdes in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It is strategically placed at the entrance to the seven valleys of the Lavedan. The castle's origins go back to Roman times, but today the oldest remains date from the 11th and 12th centuries and consist of the foundations of the present fortifications. The castle was reinforced in the 13th and 14th centuries (the construction of the keep), and again in the 17th and 19th centuries. From 1590, under the reign of King Henry IV, the castle became a prison, and was then later used as a barracks, before becoming a museum around the turn of the 20th century. Since 1933, it has been listed as a monument historique by the Ministry of Culture. This panoramic photograph shows the castle in 2018, with parts of the surrounding town and the peaks of the Pyrenees in the background.Photograph credit: Moahim

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-The '''[[château fort de Lourdes]]''' is a historic castle located in [[Lourdes]] in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of France. It is strategically placed at the entrance to the seven valleys of the [[Lavedan]]. The castle's origins go back to Roman times, but today the oldest remains date from the 11th and 12th centuries and consist of the foundations of the present fortifications. The castle was reinforced in the 13th and 14th centuries (construction of the [[keep]]), and again in the 17th and 19th centuries. From 1590, under the reign of [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]], the castle became a prison, and was then later used as a barracks, before becoming a museum around the turn of the 20th century. Since 1933, it has been listed as a ''[[monument historique]]'' by the [[Ministry of Culture (France)|French Ministry of Culture]]. This panorama shows the castle with parts of the surrounding town and the mountains of the [[Pyrenees]] in the background.
+The '''[[château fort de Lourdes]]''' is a historic castle located in [[Lourdes]] in the department of [[Hautes-Pyrénées]] in France. It is strategically placed at the entrance to the seven valleys of the [[Lavedan]]. The castle's origins go back to Roman times, but today the oldest remains date from the 11th and 12th centuries and consist of the foundations of the present fortifications. The castle was reinforced in the 13th and 14th centuries (the construction of the [[keep]]), and again in the 17th and 19th centuries. From 1590, under the reign of [[Henry IV of France|King Henry&nbsp;IV]], the castle became a prison, and was then later used as a barracks, before becoming a museum around the turn of the 20th century. Since 1933, it has been listed as a ''[[monument historique]]'' by the [[Ministry of Culture (France)|Ministry of Culture]]. This panoramic photograph shows the castle in 2018, with parts of the surrounding town and the peaks of the [[Pyrenees]] in the background.
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