Bussy-Rabutin Castle

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Bussy-Rabutin Castle from the southeast
Bussy-Rabutin Castle: garden facade from the park
Bussy-Rabutin Castle: View over the garden ground floor to the town

The Château de Bussy-Rabutin is in the French department of Côte-d'Or , about two kilometers from the village of Bussy-le-Grand removed. The structure consists of different buildings: the main building, a servants' house, a pigeon house and a chapel from the 17th century. The castle, which is surrounded by a large park , has been under monument protection as a Monument historique since 1862 . Its best known owner was Roger de Bussy-Rabutin .

description

Bussy-Rabutin Castle was initially built as a fortified complex, but with the beginning of the Renaissance it was expanded to become more and more homely and is therefore a Renaissance castle. In 1602 it came into the possession of the Rabutin family, who sold it again in 1733. The towers come from a castle-like structure from the 15th century. The moats, which were renewed in the 17th century, were originally to be crossed with drawbridges . After 1520, the side wings of the building were rebuilt, the conical roofs were added in the 17th century. On the ground floor of the wing buildings, arcades form an open gallery with basket arches . The main building, completed in 1649, is located between the rear towers. The interior of the castle is adorned with numerous portraits of famous historical figures, the highlight is the cabinet in the Tour dorée (golden tower) from the 17th century.

Furthermore, the castle includes an extensive garden area. On the other side of the valley you can see the village of Bussy-le-Grand. The complex was designed by the French garden architect André Le Nôtre based on the garden of the Palace of Versailles . A deciduous forest and a terraced park surround the castle. The outdoor facilities cover a total of 34 hectares and have been surrounded by a wall since the beginning of the 19th century.

  • Bussy-Rabutin Castle: Tour dorée (Golden Tower)

  • Bussy Rabutin Castle: Double portrait of Magdeleine and Catherine d'Angennes in the Tour dorée

  • Bussy-Rabutin Castle: bedroom

  • Bussy-Rabutin Castle: Salle des devises with views of various castles and a portrait of Roger Bussy-Rabutin

  • Bussy-Rabutin Castle: Portrait of Roger de Bussy-Rabutin in the Salle des devises

literature

  • Patrick Boutevin: Bussy-Rabutin . Éditions Gaud, Moisenay 1992, ISBN 2-84080-001-2 .
  • Maurice Dumolin: Le Château de Bussy-Rabutin . Hérissey, Evreux 1933.
  • LEA Hudson: Le Château de Bussy-Rabutin. Guide historique . Société d'éditions artistiques, Paris 1930.
  • Judith Kagan: The Bussy-Rabutin Castle . Édition du Patrimoine, Paris 2007, ISSN  1159-1722 .
  • Émile Montégu: Tableaux de la France. Souvernirs de Bourgogne . Hachette, Paris 1874, pp. 199-219.
  • Felix Sarcus: Notice historique et descriptive sur le château de Bussy-Rabutin . Tracault, Dijon 1854 ( PDF ; 7.0 MB).

Web links

Commons : Schloss Bussy-Rabutin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bussy-Rabutin Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French), accessed on August 14, 2009.

Coordinates: 47 ° 33 ′ 41 ″  N , 4 ° 31 ′ 25 ″  E