1, Galeries Lafayette Castle (Maisons? Lafitte)
From 1642 to 1646, the famous architect Fran? ois Minsart designed and built lafayette Castle (Maisons? Laffitte), known as one of the top ten castles in big noble, became the masterpiece of French Baroque architecture at that time.
Compared with the dramatic and exaggerated Baroque style popular in Italy in the16th century, the architectural art of Galeries Lafayette Castle pays more attention to the proportion of luxury and tranquility.
Comfortable, practical and idyllic. As can be seen from the oval room of Galeries Lafayette Castle, influenced by a little Italian Baroque style, the design performance tends to be quiet and prosperous during the Renaissance. Therefore, Galeries Lafayette Castle became a novel and unique French classical building with baroque color at that time.
2 1 century, the design of Galeries Lafayette Castle, as a cultural exchange work between China and France, was perfectly realized in Beiqijia Town, Changping District, Beijing, and became a landmark building in Provence. The luxurious reappearance of French gardens, fountain sculptures, Roman colonnade squares and other architectural arts exudes the charm of ancient European royal nobles.
Of course, the castles that first appeared in Europe in the Middle Ages actually carried the sacred duty of war. After the Renaissance, the whole world calmed down. When the economy was prosperous, the nobles who advocated luxury built the castle into a kingdom that enjoyed unlimited enjoyment. A variety of elegant architectural elements are widely used in the castle, including handsome lines of Gothic architecture and baroque elegant decoration. All of them were designed by famous architects and artists at that time, which fully demonstrated the unprecedented elegance, luxury and nobility of the castle.
When the glory of the century faded, the castle became a symbol of the times. It stands quietly with a detached attitude, making people feel the power of European civilization and the spirit passed down from generation to generation, shining forever.
2. Chernon Castle (France: Ch? teau？ De? Chenonceau)
Castle of Chenonso (France: ch? teau？ De? Chenonceau), also known as Chateau de Channon or Chateau de la femme [1], is located in the Loire Valley in the French Antilles-Loire province, near the small village Chenonceaux, and built on the Cher River, a tributary of the Loire River. The first record in history was in 1 1 century. The present castle was built by the French Renaissance architect Philibert Delaume (Libert? Designed by Delaume).
The predecessor of Chenonso Castle was set on fire by the Royal Army in 14 1 1 in order to punish the then Duke Jean Marquez. Marques) rebellion [2]. Later, he rebuilt the castle in the 1430 s, and also established a hydraulic mill [2]. Later, due to Jean Marquez's heir Pierre Marquez (Pierre? Marques) was burdened with huge debts, so in 15 13, the castle was sold to Thomas Bosnia and Herzegovina, the finance minister of French King Charles VIII at that time. Bohier).1515-1521year, Bosnia and Herzegovina destroyed the castle at that time in order to build a brand-new official residence [2]. This demolition and construction project is sometimes carried out by Bosnia and Herzegovina's wife Catherine brisson. Bri？ Onnet) to supervise. Catherine was also very happy to serve the French nobility, including serving French King Francois I at two banquets.
Later, because the son of Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to pay off the debts owed to the king, the castle of Chenonsuo was sealed up by Francois I. After the death of Francois I 1547, Henry II gave the castle to his mistress Diana de poitiers (Diane? De? Poitiers), because she likes Chenon Castle very much. She built an arch bridge to connect the castle with the other side. Then she supervised the development of large gardens, vegetable gardens and orchards. Because she is located near the river bank, she designed a stone platform to protect the garden from the flood of the river, and divided the exquisite garden into four triangles.
Diana de poitiers was undoubtedly the hostess of Chenon Castle, but until 1555, the ownership of the castle was in the hands of the king. However, in 1555, on the fragile legal basis, Diana finally owned the ownership of Chenonso Castle. But after the death of Henry II in 1559, his princess Catherine de Medici expelled Diana. Because the ownership of the castle no longer belongs to the king, Princess Catherine did not fully possess it, but Catherine forced Diana to move to Mengxiu Castle (Ch? teau？ Later, Chenonsau Castle became the most cherished residence of Princess Catherine, and a new garden was added to the castle.
Chateau de Chenonceau
As the Regent of France, Catherine spent money on castles and splendid banquets. 1560, the first fireworks show was held in France to celebrate the accession to the throne of yekaterina's son Fran?ois II. The magnificent promenade extends completely across the river along the original bridge of 1577.
1589 After Catherine's death, Hinon Castle was built for Princess Louise de Lorraine-Valdmont, the wife of her son Henry III. De? Lorraine-Vodmont). Here, Louise learned the news of Henry III's assassination. From then on, Louise was depressed. She wandered aimlessly in the corridor of Norda's castle in mourning, passing through tapestries embroidered with cross images of skulls and bones.
The next hostess took over the castle of Chenon Sau at 1624. She is Gabriel, the lover of Henry IV. D'Estrées). Later, Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar's heirs, the Duke and Duchess of Wende? I) became the new owner of Chenon Castle. Then the castle was passed on to the heirs of the Valois dynasty, while Chenonso Castle was sometimes inhabited and sometimes abandoned, which lasted for more than 100 years.
Louis IV Henri de Bourbon Conde, Duke of Bourbon Dynasty, bought the Castle of Chernonshau in 1720. Later, he gradually sold the property in the castle, and finally the castle was sold to a man named Claude? Dove's landlord.
Claude's wife Modigliani? Louise. Dupin) was Samuel Bernard, the finance minister of Louis XV. Bernard's daughter and george sand's grandmother. Modigliani entertained the leaders of the Enlightenment in the castle, including Voltaire, Montesquieu, Buffon and Fontanelle. Le? Beauville? De? Fontenelle), Mariv (Pierre? Carrey. De? Ma Liwo) and Rousseau et al. She saved Chenonsau Castle from the French Revolution and protected it from the revolutionary army, because it is indispensable for commerce and tourism: Chenonsau Castle is the only bridge for several miles nearby.
The garden of Chenonso Castle
It is said that Modigliani was the only person in history who changed the spelling of the castle, changing Chenonceaux to Chenonceaux, because she wanted to please the residents of the valley during the French Revolution. She removed the X, because it is a symbol of the royal family, so it can be distinguished from * * * and, although no official information was found to support this statement (the spelling of the castle later became Chenonceau).
1864, a scot named daniel wilson (Daniel? Wilson) (who installed a gas lamp in Paris) bought the castle of Chenonso for his daughter. She followed the tradition of Princess Catherine before and held a sumptuous banquet, but it also exhausted her property. Therefore, Shenonsuo Castle was later sealed up and sold to a Cuban tycoon Jose Emilio in 189 1. Terry). Jose Terry sold the castle to his relative Francisco Terry (Francisco? Terry). Mesnier family (Mesnil? Family? ) 19 13 years, he bought the castle, and until today, the ownership of Chenonso Castle is still in the hands of the Mesnier family.
During World War I, the Mesnier family set up a temporary hospital in the promenade of Chenonso Castle. During World War II, it was the passage from Nazi-occupied areas to WikiFrance on the other side of the Schell River.
1940, the Schell River flood destroyed the garden built by Diana. 195 1 year, the Mesnier family entrusted Bernard Wacang with the restoration of the castle. Voisin), because he bought 1940 buildings and gardens destroyed by floods and restored their original luster. Chenonso Castle is a mixture of Gothic architecture and early Renaissance architecture, and the castle and garden are open to tourists. Besides Versailles, Chernozzo Castle is the most visited castle in France.
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