The Domaine National du Château d’Angers and the Apocalypse tapestry

Overlooking the river Maine, the Château d’Angers was built on a site previously occupied
by Neolithic and Gallo-Roman structures. The chateau interweaves two architectural elements: the fortress of Louis IX, with its huge towers and massive ramparts, and the courtly chateau of the Anjou dynasties, with its elegant buildings and pleasant gardens. A purpose-built 1950s gallery houses the renowned Apocalypse tapestry commissioned in the late 14th century by Louis I, duke of Anjou, and inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in 2023.

En parallèle de sa carrière d'ingénieur, Jean Mesqui poursuit une activité de chercheur sur les patrimoines architecturaux. Il a notamment publié plusieurs ouvrages de référence sur l'architecture féodale, l'’architecture militaire médiévale et l'art des ingénieurs au Moyen Âge.