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The castle of Montfort as seen from the opposite bank of the river Dordogne (Dordogne, France)
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Photo by Manfred Heyde.
The river hides behind the trees. This photo shows a view from below.
A castle was first mentioned in 9th century. It ownership was disputed for a long time and it was destroyed no less than five times during 1214 and 1606, but quickly rebuilt each time. The remaining buildings date to the 17th century, but modifications were made up until the 20th century. The castle made headlines in the 1980s as the residency of Ghaith Pharaon, a saudi-arabien business man who was involved in various scandals. He (at the same time) had business connections with the Bush family and Al-Qaeda. He fled to Lebanon in the early 2000s after the US attempted to get him extradited.
