The Château de Castries is a château in Castries, Hérault, France. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The estate has belonged to the House of Castries since 1465. [4] In 1565, Jacques de Castries undertook the building of a new château. [2] The garden was laid out by André Le Nôtre in 1666. [1] [2] The aqueduct, to water the garden, was built by Pierre-Paul Riquet. [1] [2] [5] [3]
The main house was looted and damaged during the French Revolution of 1789 [4] and was restored in 1828. [4] In 1935, it was bought back by René de La Croix de Castries. [6] In 1985, he donated the house to the Académie française. [3] It is open to the public. [1] [2]
- ^ a b c d Herault tourisme
- ^ a b c d e Castries website Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Institut de France
- ^ a b c d Yahoo
- ^ Castries aqueduct Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Académie française
The Château de Castries is a château in Castries, Hérault, France. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The estate has belonged to the House of Castries since 1465. [4] In 1565, Jacques de Castries undertook the building of a new château. [2] The garden was laid out by André Le Nôtre in 1666. [1] [2] The aqueduct, to water the garden, was built by Pierre-Paul Riquet. [1] [2] [5] [3]
The main house was looted and damaged during the French Revolution of 1789 [4] and was restored in 1828. [4] In 1935, it was bought back by René de La Croix de Castries. [6] In 1985, he donated the house to the Académie française. [3] It is open to the public. [1] [2]
- ^ a b c d Herault tourisme
- ^ a b c d e Castries website Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Institut de France
- ^ a b c d Yahoo
- ^ Castries aqueduct Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Académie française