The Château de la Calade is a listed

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Location

It is located at 1330, chemin du Château-de-la-Calade in Aix-en-Provence, close to

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. It is also not far from the

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river.

History

It was built from 1634 to 1653 for Jérôme de Duranti. The architectural style was archaic on purpose: Jérôme de Duranti had only recently become a member of the aristocracy, and he wanted to look more regal. It only has two stories, with a

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on each side. Inside, the wallpaper named "jardins de Bagatelle" was painted between 1800 and 1804.

Architectural significance

It has been listed as a

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since 2011. Château de la Calade

Secondary Source

*Jean Boyer, ''Le château de la Calade'' (Revue municipale, 1981).Google Books
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References

Calade Calade is a French term for a harmonious, decorative and useful arrangement of medium-sized pebbles, fixed to the ground. Rue en calade describes a road with a surface composed in this way—essentially a cobblestone road. These are found predo ...

Monuments historiques of Aix-en-Provence {{France-struct-stub