La Mothe-Chandeniers Castle

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Château de La Mothe-Chandeniers

The castle La Mothe-Chandeniers ( French Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers ) is a ruined castle near the town of Les Trois-Moutiers in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France .

history

The former castle , the construction of which can be dated back to the 13th century, stands in the middle of a large forest and was originally called Motte Bauçay (or Baussay), which can be traced back to the previous owners, the Bauçay family. The castle was conquered by the English twice in the Middle Ages and devastated during the French Revolution . In 1809 it was bought by the wealthy businessman François Hennecart, who undertook to restore the complex . However, it was unrestored in 1857 to Baron Edgard Lejeune, a former stable master of Napoleon III. , sold. Around 1870 the castle was converted into a moated castle (similar to the Azay-le-Rideau castle) by an English architect in a romantic style .

On March 13, 1932, when central heating was installed under Baron Robert Lejeune, a violent fire broke out, which destroyed the building. Only the chapel , the outbuildings and the pigeon house remained intact. The newspaper Le Figaro reported on it in its March 14th edition and particularly lamented the loss of a library with rare books as well as unique tapestries , antique furniture and valuable paintings. No effort has been made to restore the castle, so it is still in a state of disrepair. However, an extraordinary crowdfunding project is trying to buy and restore the castle with the help of thousands of shareholders.

Web links

Commons : La Mothe-Chandeniers Castle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Qui peut sauver ce château? In: lanouvellerepublique.fr. Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Et si on adoptait la Mothe-Chandeniers? In: dartagnans.fr. Retrieved November 3, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Saved by crowdfunding: A French castle now has 6500 owners , Berliner Zeitung , December 4, 2017
  4. ↑ Castle ruins in France find 6500 new owners online , Westfälische Rundschau , December 4, 2017

Coordinates: 47 ° 5 '32.3 "  N , 0 ° 1' 57.4"  E