Château de Dinan
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The Château de Dinan consists of a keep, in the town of Dinan, in the Côtes-d'Armor département of the Bretagne région of France.
It is called Donjon de la duchesse Anne (Keep of the Duchess Anne), and stands 174ft high near the Saint Louis gate. The keep and the gate are parts of the 2,600 meters (~8 500 ft) of medieval ramparts which still surround the old town.
John V, Duke of Brittany built the keep in 1384. It is a high tower with an oval section; a moat divides the keep from the outside of the ramparts as well as from the inside of the city. The machicolation overhangs 30 meters of stone walls.
The castle was listed for protection as a monument historique in 1886. It is owned by the commune and houses the local museum.
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