France in Focus

Posted: **Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:46 am**

Three more from the collection - all in Nouvelle Aquitaine

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Posted: **Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:10 am**

Some old favourites

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Posted: **Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:03 pm**

rockfish wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 4:54 pm Just a few more of my favourite doors.

There are some lovely doors in your post rockfish - but this photo in particular is interesting.

What was the building used for? As there appear to be grills on the doors.

Posted: **Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:26 pm**

Char, probably one of those places where it is easier to check in than to check out or leave..... Not Hotel California. And probably no music for the inmates.

Posted: **Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:47 pm**

Char wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:03 pm
rockfish wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 4:54 pm Just a few more of my favourite doors.

There are some lovely doors in your post rockfish - but this photo in particular is interesting.

What was the building used for? As there appear to be grills on the doors.

It was a prison!

It is the Panoptic Prison in Autun currently being upgraded(?) for the expansion of the Rolin Museum. It was used in ww2 by the Nazis to hold members of the maquis. It is completely round with an excercise area on the roof with a wooden roof. Sadly it is only open occaisionally.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:07 pm**

RobertArthur wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:26 pm Char, probably one of those places where it is easier to check in than to check out or leave..... Not Hotel California. And probably no music for the inmates.

Thanks Robert that looks interesting, I'll have a proper look at it later.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:10 pm**

rockfish wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:47 pm
Char wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:03 pm
rockfish wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 4:54 pm Just a few more of my favourite doors.

There are some lovely doors in your post rockfish - but this photo in particular is interesting.

What was the building used for? As there appear to be grills on the doors.
It was a prison!

It is the Panoptic Prison in Autun currently being upgraded(?) for the expansion of the Rolin Museum. It was used in ww2 by the Nazis to hold members of the maquis. It is completely round with an excercise area on the roof with a wooden roof. Sadly it is only open occaisionally.
Thanks for that, it looks interesting. I love delving into the history of old buildings - I'll have a google to find out more, and add it to my 'places to visit' list.

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:23 pm**

Lovely doors the only door I ever that I took was in a village near the Château de Quéribus Aude

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Posted: **Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:07 pm**

This is old.

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Posted: **Fri Aug 06, 2021 5:20 pm**

Here are 3 more from Mrs Rockfish who also likes doors.

Well it is a porte in French, that's a door isn't it?

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