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La porte d'en haut (Upper Gate) adjoined the garrison's dwelling. It was formerly the main entrance. The door still remains with its old studs and iron. Above are the Machicolations. A double door system was in operation, with the first door operated from the Barbican (round tower with loopholes). The second gate of Pérouges, Porte d'en bas (Lower Gate), was almost entirely destroyed during the siege of 1468. On the arch ruins, an inscription recalls (in the regional language of the period) << Pérouges of the Pérougians, impregnable town, the Dauphiné scoundrels tried to take her but could not do so. However, they took the doors, the hinges and locks and fell with them. Let the Devil take them. >>
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