There were often areas of development which could not be accommodated within the enceinte.
They had reached the southern part of the Bois de Boulogne, within less than 800 yards of the Paris enceinte.
The moment of giving up the defence of the southwestern enceinte could not be far off.
For a time, at the middle of the afternoon, the enceinte was absolutely without a guard.
The round walk is on the ramparts; it is still possible to make out the extent of the round walk around the "enceinte".
A chapel was added in 1460, built outside the original "enceinte", against a thick surrounding wall.
Built as a fortified site in the 13th century, an "enceinte" was developed during the 14th.
The courtyard and parts of the "enceinte" are still visible.
