List of castles, chateaus and fortresses in Burgundy
This list includes castles, palaces and fortresses in Burgundy whose construction began in the 19th century at the latest.
overview
In addition to the numerous churches and monasteries for which Burgundy, which is rich in art and culture , is known, there are also many castles and palaces in this region of France , which are widely scattered in the rather rural heart of France . The exact number is difficult to find out because the information on this varies between 400 and 700.
Almost all architectural monuments in Burgundy, and thus also the former aristocratic residences, are medieval or post-medieval renovated. The castle complexes from the time of the Grand Ducs , the four dukes from the House of Valois , have now either completely disappeared or are only ruins, because they were badly damaged or destroyed during the Hundred Years War and thus shared the fate of many aristocratic residences. The remains of these buildings are numerous, but there are only a few well-preserved complexes. One of these exceptions is the Brancion castle ruins from the 10th century, which are also one of the oldest preserved castle complexes in Burgundy.
In the northern part of the region there are mostly Renaissance style castles . When they were built, however, the “pure doctrine” was seldom followed, but the style elements were combined with local peculiarities, for example the typical Burgundy roofs with colorful glazed roof tiles. The Burgundian castle buildings often still look castle-like, because their builders often resorted to medieval designs. Good examples are the Châteauneuf and Posanges castles . A clear Italian influence, however, have Castle Ancy-le-Franc , Tanlay Castle and the Sully castle on. Compared to the typical Renaissance buildings of the Loire castles , the castles of Burgundy are more down-to-earth in their architectural design, because they were not only used as pleasure and hunting castles and thus for social events, but were also the permanent residence of an influential family from the respective area. One of the few exceptions to this is Cormatin Castle , which was only the summer residence of the du Blé family. Typical of many Burgundian castles is also their inconsistent style. It results from the necessary bridging of construction breaks caused by wars, which were so long that when construction work resumed, a different architectural style had come into vogue. Examples of palace buildings in which the French Classicist Baroque dominates include the Bussy-Rabutin , Commarin and Menou palaces .
The majority of the castles and palaces in Burgundy are privately owned and are therefore usually only open to the public between Easter and the end of October. This also applies to the construction site of the Guédelon Castle project , which is unique in the world and where 50 people will be employed until around 2022 to build a castle using the techniques and materials of the Middle Ages.
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literature
- Jean-Pierre Babelon: Châteaux de France au siècle de la Renaissance . Flammarion, Paris 1989, ISBN 2-08-012062-X , pp. 796-799 .
- Armand Durlewanger: Les Châteaux de Bourgogne . Éditions Mars et Mercure, Strasbourg 1975.
- Hans Fegers: Burgundy. Art monuments and museums (= Reclams Art Guide France. Volume 5). Reclam, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-15-010347-9 .
- Claude Frégnac, Philippe Erlanger: Merveilles des châteaux de Bourgogne et de Franche-Comté. Hachette, Paris 1969.
- Reinhardt Hootz (Ed.): Art monuments in France. Burgundy . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1991, ISBN 3-534-08440-3 .
- Francis Miltoun: Castles and chateaux of old Burgundy and the border provinces . LC Page & Company, Boston 1909 ( online ).
- Frank Norbert Nagel: Burgundy. Art and travel guides . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart, Berlin [a. a.] 1988, ISBN 3-17-010044-0 .
- Giovanni Vedrès: Châteaux de Bourgogne . Du Chêne, Paris 1948.
- Vanessa Yager (Ed.): Ouverts au public. Monuments historiques: châteaux et abbayes, parcs et jardins, sites industriels et archéologiques édifices du XXe siècle. Le guide du patrimoine en France . Monum, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-85822-760-8 , pp. 110-155.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Frank Norbert Nagel: Burgundy. Art and travel guide , Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1988, p. 346.
- ^ R. Hootz (ed.): Art monuments in France. Burgundy , p. 7.
- ↑ Bernhard Serexhe: Burgundy . 1st edition. BW Verlag, Nuremberg 1994, ISBN 3-8214-6535-2 , p. 63.
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