The chatau is a traditional defensive castle.

The Castle of Blandy les Tours is famous for the six towers: the square tower - the former gatehouse (la tour carrée),
the moral tower (la tour morale)
the tower of justice (la tour de la justice)
the tower of the archives (la tour des archives)
the keep (la donjon) an the the tower of the guards (la tour des gardes)

In the second half of this century Blandy became the model for fortified castles. The keep, 39 metres high, defended by two drawbridges, was built. The keep was altered by the addition of new towers and curtain walls.