Kériolet Castle

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South side of Kériolet

The Kériolet Castle ( French Château de Kériolet ), also written Keriolet (without an apostrophe), is a Breton castle in Concarneau in the French department of Finistère .

history

Historical view, on the right the no longer existing chapel
Courtyard side

The original Kériolet mansion was built in the early 13th century. In 1862 the Russian court lady Sinaida Ivanovna Jussupowa bought the castle for her husband Charles Chauveau and had it expanded in neo-Gothic style from the following year . The work was directed by the French architect Joseph Bigot. Sinaida Ivanovna Yusupova only stayed in Kériolet in the summer, and in Paris in the winter . Charles Chauveau lived in Kériolet all year round. He died in 1889 and bequeathed the castle to his sister. Sinaida Jussupowa bought Kériolet back and gave it to the Finistère department on condition that it set up a museum and not change anything. Since these conditions were not fully complied with, the Rasputin assassin Felix Jussupow , living in exile in France , the grandson of Sinaida Jussupowa , sued for the return of the castle and was ultimately successful. In 1971, Kériolet was sold to the city of Concarneau. Christophe Lévèque has been the owner since 1988 and is gradually having the castle restored .

The castle has been a listed building ( Monument historique ) since December 21, 1984 .

architecture

Exterior design

The castle is located in a park with a large meadow in front of the south side. There are monuments to King Charles VIII and Anne de Bretagne in the park . The representative south facade takes up several Breton motifs. An orthodox chapel originally standing on the west side was demolished in 1954. On the courtyard side there is a stylized watchtower that served as accommodation for the staff. The facility also includes a guard building, which today houses the cash register.

Interior decoration

The ballroom extends over two floors. A supposed family tree shows the origin of Charles Chauveau. Chauveneau was of bourgeois origin, however, and Sinaida Jussupow had bought his title for him. On the upper floor there is a balcony from which Sinaida Yusupova observed festivals in which she no longer took part due to her age. The armory is part of the previous building from the Middle Ages and is furnished accordingly. The lounge facing south to the park was Sinaida Yusupova's favorite room. In it is u. a. a portrait of her. The dining room has a blue-lined ceiling with lily motifs, the coat of arms of the Bourbons . The walls of the kitchen are covered with hand-painted faience . The kitchen has no water connection. The water required was obtained from a well that is now in the Concarneau ville . The crypt was used to heat the castle through underfloor heating.

  • Ballroom

  • armory

  • Lounge

  • kitchen

  • crypt

Todays use

The ground floor of the castle and the park can be visited in summer. Changing art exhibitions take place in the crypt. Rooms in the castle can be used for receptions etc. be rented.

literature

  • Yann Brékilien: Les châteaux bretons. Ouest-France, Rennes 1983, p. 79.
  • Marc Déceneux, Emmanuel Berthier: Châteaux de Bretagne. Ouest-France, Rennes 2015, ISBN 978-2-7373-6611-6 , pp. 82, 99.
  • Francis Michaud: Châteaux de Bretagne. Éditions Patrimoines & Médias, Chauray-Niort 1996, ISBN 2-910137-27-9 , pp. 12-13.
  • Nolwenn Rannou: Le château de Kériolet. In: Société Française d'Archéologie (ed.): Congrès Archéologique de France, 165e session, 2007, Finistère. Société Francaise d'Archéologie, Paris 2009, ISBN 978-2-901837-34-3 , pp. 127-132.

Web links

Commons : Château de Kériolet  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kériolet Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French), accessed on October 19, 2019.

Coordinates: 47 ° 53 ′ 11.4 "  N , 3 ° 54 ′ 29.2"  W.