Pange Castle
Schloss Pange (French: Château de Pange ) is an 18th century mansion in the French commune of Pange in Lorraine .
location
The castle is located on the southern outskirts of Pange about 15 km southeast of Metz on the banks of the French Nied .
history
Between 1720 and 1756, Jean-Baptiste Thomas Marquis de Pange built the house in place of a medieval fortress. As early as 1626, his ancestors were raised to the nobility by Charles IV of Lorraine . In 1766 he was finally appointed margrave by Stanislaus I. Leszczyński . Throughout its history, the castle has hosted well-known personalities, including Napoleon III. and Wilhelm I.
After the Second World War , the castle became a children's home, but it was closed in 1983. The de Pange family received the castle back and extensively renovated it. Large parts of the castle are under monument protection and were declared a monument historique in 1990 .
architecture
The ocher-colored castle in baroque style consists of a two-storey main house with a mansard roof and turret and two pavilions connected to it. In the northwest of the site there is an old barn from the 17th century.
Others
The building complex is located in the middle of a 22,000 m² garden that can be visited. This was designed by the landscape architect Louis Benech.
Web links
- Website of the Château de Pange (French)
- My home is my castle - Visit to Pange Castle , Saarländischer Rundfunk, July 5, 2002
Individual evidence
- ↑ The castle in the list of monuments of the French Ministry of Culture (1st part)
- ↑ The castle in the list of monuments of the French Ministry of Culture (2nd part)
- ↑ The palace garden at Gardens without Borders ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 49 ° 5 '0.7 " N , 6 ° 21' 13.8" E