Guédelon Castle is an experimental archaeology project near Treigny, France, about two hours south of Paris, where a 13th-century castle is being built with period techniques. Michel Guyot, owner of the Château de Saint-Fargeau, founded it, and Jacques Moulin is the chief architect. The first stone was laid on June 20, 1997.
Construction permission came on July 25, 1997, and the site opened to the public in 1998. The design follows a 12th–13th-century model associated with Philip II of France. Workers use period tools and costumes, and the wood, stone, sand, lime, iron and ochre come from the local area.
The site is a former sandstone quarry in a large forest. About €400,000 was raised in 1997 from the EU, French governments and commercial entities. By June 2010 the great tower had reached 49 feet (15 m). In 2014 it drew about 300,000 visitors.
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