Château de Castries
The Château de Castries is a château in Castries, Hérault, France.[1][2][3][4]
History
[edit]The estate has belonged to the House of Castries since 1465.[4] In 1565, Jacques de Castries undertook the building of a new château.[2] The garden was laid out by André Le Nôtre in 1666.[1][2] The aqueduct, to water the garden, was built by Pierre-Paul Riquet.[1][2][5][3]
The main house was looted and damaged during the French Revolution of 1789[4] and was restored in 1828.[4] In 1935, it was bought back by René de La Croix de Castries.[6] In 1985, he donated the house to the Académie française.[3] It is open to the public.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Herault tourisme
- ^ a b c d e Castries website Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Institut de France
- ^ a b c d Yahoo
- ^ Castries aqueduct Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Académie française