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Nov 14, 2022 · Vendôme Pictures, the production house behind Sian Heder’s Oscar-winning film “ CODA ,” is set to produce “Ibelin,” a feature film which will be directed by Morten Tyldum (“The...
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Oct 20, 2022 · EXCLUSIVE: CODA producer Vendôme Pictures has made two appointments and launched a documentary division.
Apr 1, 2011 · Vendôme Pictures is a production company based in Los Angeles, California. Discover new TV shows and movies from Vendôme Pictures and where you can watch them.
- The Water Gate
- The Islette Tower
- The Ramparts
- The “Carillon de Vendôme”
- Half-Timbered Houses
- The Rochambeau Statue
- Vendôme’S Town Hall
- The Former Collegiate Church
- The Castle Ruins
The Water Gate (porte d’eau), dating back to the end of the 13th century, is a remarkable medieval structure spanning over a branch of the Loir River. Also named “Arche des Grands Prés” (arch of the great meadows), the Water Gate was part of a dam system designed to control the quantity of water needed to feed the watermills of the city.
The Islette Tower is located between Place de la Liberté and Carrefour des Rochambelles. The fortified tower was built in the 13th century as part of the medieval wall along the banks of the Loir River. Further on, the bridge crossing the river and leading to Rue du Change, known as “Pont Chartrain” was initially made of wood. Destroyed by a flood,...
The ramparts of Vendômewere abandoned in the 18th century following destruction during consecutive floods of the Loir River. They were not rebuilt because they had by that time lost their strategic advantage.
The “Carillon de Vendôme” is a French nursery rhyme from the 15th century. It takes its name from the chimes of Saint Martin tower which ring out their melody every hour. The old lament was composed in the Kingdom of France to describe the remaining possessions of Dauphin Charles VII following the events of the Hundred Years’ war. The Dauphin, disi...
The square laid out around the belfry is bordered by a couple of interesting half-timbered houses from the 15th and 16th centuries. One of them, the so-called “Grand Saint Martin” house with its horizontal beams, is adorned with escutcheons and statuettes. On the ground floor, the four sculptures depict from left to right Saint Martin, Saint James,...
In front of one of them stands a statue of French nobleman and General Marshal Rochambeau. Born at Vendôme in 1725, Rochambeau was involved in the American Revolutionary War as the leader of the French Expeditionary Force who fought alongside the Americans. Due to his help in securing American independence, the general is considered to be one of th...
The Town Hall is located in a 1623 building. It was originally built by Duke César of Vendôme to house the college of the religious congregation of Oratorians. The edifice was then used a royal military school up to the end of the 18th century and then a high-school: the lycée Ronsard. When a new school was built in 1970 on another site, the munici...
In the grounds stands the ruins of the former Saint Georges collegiatefounded by Agnès of Burgundy. Legend has it that in 1037, Agnès of Burgundy, Countess of Vendôme decided to establish a church because she was tired of going down the hill to attend the service at the Saint Martin church. She entrusted the church to canons, hence the name “colleg...
This historic monument is surrounded by ramparts of stone and soil punctuated by round crenelated towers from the 13th and 14th centuries. The largest tower on the eastern side of the ruins is the Poitiers Tower which was rebuilt in the 15th century. It takes its name from William the Fat (Guillaume le Gros), Count of Poitiers who was imprisoned th...
Mar 23, 2022 · Vendôme Pictures and Pathé are partnering with Tony Award-winning Deaf West Theatre to develop a stage musical adaptation of Oscar nominated and BAFTA-winning film “CODA.”
Nov 1, 2023 · Vendôme Pictures has acquired the remake rights to produce a scripted adaptation of ”A Fire Within,” an award-winning human rights documentary about Ethiopian refugee Edgegayehu “Edge” Taye.
