Chateau de Chantilly, Paris
The beautiful and historic
Chateau de Chantilly is in
Chantilly, France. It has two
attached buildings named the Grand
Chateau and the Petit Chateau, which
was constructed for the Constable
Anne de Montmorency in the 1560s by
Pierre Chambiges.
During the French Revolution, the
mansion was destroyed. It was
repaired by the last Conde, and then
rebuilt by Henre d’Orleans duc
d'Aumale from 1875 to 1881. Upon his
death in 1897, the Duc d'Aumale
donated the property to the Institute
de France, and it is now, open to
the public.
The Chateau houses a beautiful art
gallery which boasts of one of the
best collections of old paintings
in the country. The collection’s
highlights include book 15th and
16th century book illuminations and
paintings. The Tribune Room is the
centerpiece of the gallery. It
features Autumn by Botticelli, the
Portrait of Moliere by Pierre
Mignard, the Mystic Marriage of
Saint Francis by Sassetta and
Simonetta Vespucci by Piero de
Cosimo.
The Chantilly’s lovely park,
landscaped by the famous Andre Le
Notre, features beautiful parterres,
water features, and a charming
French garden, which has an
ornamental village that inspired the
Marie Antoinette’s Hameau de la
reine in the Gardens of Versailles. |
