Château de Guermantes

The castle of Guermantes (French Château de Guermantes ) is a French castle at Guermantes in Seine- et- Marne, Île- de -France. The baroque building which is only two kilometers away from Euro Disney, is a French cultural monument since August 9, 1944.

Description

The H-shaped scale brick building with stone facades and corner stones stands in a large park. The main building is flanked by projections. Its steep roofs are covered with slate and provided with high chimneys.

Currently, the original furniture is gone, but some furniture have ornaments on the 17th and 18th centuries. The castle is privately owned and is not publicly available.

History

The 1638 late Claude Viole had the castle on the fief Le Chemin, which was in the family since the mid-16th century building. When Claude Violes son Pierre, a former President of the Paris Parlements, the Seigneur de Guermantes ci -devant Le Chemin was also the estate including the village came thereon to its name Guermantes.

In 1698 the estate of pondre Paulin ( 1650-1723 ), who had risen as a tax collector from Lyon to one of the most influential financier at the time of Louis XIV, was acquired. He called Jules Hardouin -Mansart for the restoration of the building, which was completed in 1710. André Le Nôtre was subordinate to the design of the garden. 1713 pondre was appointed President of the French Court. The Guermantes Castle was the scene of festivities, which impressed the guests sustainable.

In 1719, the Scottish banker John Law bought the property for £ 800,000. However, he remained only a few months owners, then burst the so-called Mississippi bubble, for which he bore the main responsibility. Law had exilieren as bankrupt, and the castle was returned to Paulin pondre. During the French Revolution, his estate was temporarily secularized. After the Restoration in France it remained until 1920 in family ownership.

Use

More recently, the castle was the location of several films, such as Cartouche, the Bandit (1962 ), directed by Philippe de Broca, Danton by Andrzej Wajda, Amadeus (1984 ) by Miloš Forman and Dangerous Liaisons by Stephen Frears.

The castle has a new owner since 2008 and has since been converted into a convention center.