Pavilion de la Reine Jeanne
The Pavillon de la Reine Jeanne (also called "Pavillon Mistral") in Les Baux , a French commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region , was built at the end of the 16th century. It has been a protected architectural monument ( Monument historique ) since 1905 .
description
The hexagonal pavilion is located in the valley floor to the west below the town center, directly on the road behind a wall on the edge of a small park. It was built in honor of Jeanne de Laval , the second wife of King René the Good . The year 1581 is engraved in the pavilion. It is believed that this stone gazebo was built by Jeanne de Quiqueran , a relative of Queen Jeanne.
The Renaissance- style pavilion rests on four set columns , with the entrance side and the adjacent south side open in the shape of a round arch. Almost all surfaces of the pavilion, including the stone roof, are decorated with carved ornaments.
The Provencal poet, literary prize winner and linguist Frédéric Mistral used the pavilion as a model for his own tomb, erected in 1906/07 in the Maillane cemetery .
literature
- Thorsten Droste : Provence. A companion to the art places and natural beauties in the sunny country of France . DuMont Buchverlag , Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-7701-3927-5 , p. 149.
Web links
- Pavillon de la Reine Jeanne Description as a monument historique in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French text)
Coordinates: 43 ° 44 ′ 40 " N , 4 ° 47 ′ 34" E