Guiry Castle
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The Guiry Castle in Guiry-en-Vexin , a French commune in the department of Val-d'Oise in the region Ile-de-France , was built around the 1665th Since 1942 the castle with park and its outbuildings has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as a monument historique .
history
The castle was built for André, Marquis de Guiry, according to the plans of the architect François Mansart . It was built on the foundations of a previous building from the 16th century that was destroyed by fire. Since the architect died in 1666, the building was completed by his nephew Jules Hardouin-Mansart . The castle has been owned by the same family without interruption ever since.
description
The two-storey castle in the style of French classicism has seven axes . The windows of the mansard roof are crowned with stone gables, the middle three facing the main courtyard are surrounded by a semicircular fronton with reliefs from the 19th century. In the middle is the coat of arms of the Rosset de Létourville family. The two statues on the center post symbolize justice and bravery . The portal is framed by two pilasters . A flight of stairs leads into the park. The high basement has oculi on all sides .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise . Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , p. 1002.
Web links
- Château de Guiry in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′ 29.3 " N , 1 ° 51 ′ 2.6" E