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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: A Critical Review of French Architecture
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 07:16:55 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>
>On Aug 18, 2012, at 7:00 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >     I rarely bother with the travel guides I come across in used book
> > stores and thrift shops, except for the occasional Michelin Red Books,
> > but the other day one caught my attention: "French Leave Encore" by
> > Richard Binns.  I thumbed through it and came across an entry that
> > prompted me to take it home.  On page 66 the author describes the
> > Chateau de Loeguenole as:
> > 
> >     "This must be the ugliest chateau in Brittany, more akin to a V2
> > rocket-firing blockhouse."
> > 
> >     Does anyone happen to have a photo of this unfortunate structure?
>
>http://www.morbihan.com/hotel-chateau-de-locguenole/kervignac/tabid/7409/offreid/f33222b7-422f-4000-b1d4-6fbc6a8343c8/detail-hotel.aspx
>
>perhaps not the most beautiful, but......
>

     Judging from the review I can guess that the structure to the left is the 
chateau and the 3-story structure is the hotel itself.  Side-by-side, the 
chateau looks more like a carriage house and stable.

Chris
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