DOOMSDAY GALLERY
Gallery in an Angevin fortress, featuring the medieval tapestry of the Apocalypse, a masterpiece by Jean de Bruges
Preserved in the half-light of a specially designed building on the château grounds, the Apocalypse Tapestry has been on UNESCO's Memory of the World register since May 18, 2023. At 4.50 metres high and 100 metres long, it is the oldest and most important medieval tapestry in the world. This masterpiece by Jean de Bruges, commissioned around 1375 by Duke Louis I of Anjou, consists of six pieces, each featuring a major character and fourteen biblical scenes from the Apocalypse after Saint John. The gallery is air-conditioned and lit to preserve the fragile color pigments.
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