Château de Castries

Château de Castries

The Château de Castries is a château in Castries, Hérault, France.[1][2][3][4]

History

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Herault tourisme
  2. ^ a b c d e Castries website Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c Institut de France
  4. ^ a b c d Yahoo
  5. ^ Castries aqueduct Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Académie française

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