Chanteloup Castle
Chanteloup in France was the hunting lodge of Duke Choiseul , who had his country seat here, about two kilometers from Amboise .
The lock
The Loire Valley has always been a preferred area for the French nobility to build their castles . Also the Duke Choiseul, who under Louis XV. fell out of favor, a typical French settled in this region in Chanteloup Castle in the Baroque style building, which with its large park nationally known and local residents as Little Versailles was called. The castle was destroyed by arson in 1823 and was not rebuilt afterwards. Nevertheless, the facility is still a popular destination today.
The pagoda
The center of the park, formerly in direct line of sight to the castle, is still today the pagoda , built in 1775 , which was built on the model of the pagoda in Kew Gardens , England . The seven-storey and 44-meter-high tower, which once served as a viewing platform for hunts, is built on a semicircular lake and was inaugurated in 1778. It is the most famous building of the fashion known as Chinoiserie in France and represents an original mixture of French late baroque and the idea of exotic architecture.
Known residents
The chemist Jean-Antoine Chaptal looked here for substitutes for imported goods during the continental blockade.
Web links
- The Chanteloup Pagoda
- The Chanteloup Pagoda as a 3D model in SketchUp's 3D warehouse
Coordinates: 47 ° 23 ′ 27.5 ″ N , 0 ° 58 ′ 12 ″ E