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Château d'O (English: Castle of O), also known as Domaine d'O, is one of the ''chateaux'', old country mansions or
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Château d'O (English: Castle of O), also known as Domaine d'O, is one of the ''chateaux'', old country mansions or follies
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, built by wealthy merchants, from the 18th century onwards, surrounding the French city of Montpellier.
The South entrance leads to the 18th century mansion, while North entrance leads to modern buildings, with ''Théâtre Jean-Claude Carrière''.
It is now a main sight of the city of Montpellier. Part of the venue are :
* the ''château d'O'' itself, with its French formal garden
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* the ''Théâtre d'O'', open-sky in the green theatre
* the ''Bassin d'O'', the pond
See also
*Water tower
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(in French ''château d'eau'', an expression which sounds the same as ''Château d'O'')
* Montpellier follies
The ''folies'' of the French city of Montpellier are a number of châteaux on the outskirts of the city. Comparable to English country houses rather than follies in the usual sense of the term, they were built by the wealthy as summer residences ...
* Aqueduc Saint-Clément, near Domaine du Château d'O
References
* Deux châteaux des campagnes montpelliéraines: château de la Mosson, château d'O. J Coubès, M Guyot, 1988, Archives départementales de l'Hérault * Les jardins du Château d'O, à Montpellier, au XVIIIe siècle: création et évolution entre 1722 et 1766. AA Cros and F Michaud, etudesheraultaises.fr * Charles Gabriel Le Blanc, seigneur de Puech-Villa créateur du Château d'O. P Couder, 1993, Université du Tiers TempsExternal links
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