The Château de Pibrac is a converted 16th century
castle in the ''
commune
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* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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'' of
Pibrac in the
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...
''
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...
'' of France.
It was rebuilt in 1540 to replace the old manor house. The architect appears to be
Nicolas Bachelier
Nicolas Bachelier (1485–1557) was a French surveyor, architect, and sculptor who particularly worked in Toulouse.
Bachelier is famous in Toulouse for having been the architect, proven or presumed, of several '' hôtels particuliers'' of the Ren ...
. During the
Revolution
In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...
, in 1794, the sculptures were smashed and the tops of the towers destroyed. It was restored, with alterations, in 1887.
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One of the rooms, known as the Quatrains' cabinet (french: cabinet des Quatrains), has vaults decorated with mythological subjects dating from the 16th century.][ According to tradition, it was in this room, which has kept its 16th century decorations almost intact, that Guy du Faur de Pibrac composed his famous "moral quatrains".
The red brick structure, privately owned, has been listed since 1932 as a '' monument historique'' by the ]French Ministry of Culture
The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visua ...
.[
Chateau de Pibrac E.jpg, Château de Pibrac
Château de Pibrac (1).jpg, The château
Château de Pibrac (10).jpg, The château
Château de Pibrac (11).jpg, The château
Château de Pibrac (12).jpg, The château
Château de Pibrac - Porte de la tour (1).jpg, Renaissance door of the tower (restored)
Château de Pibrac - Porte de la tour (2).jpg, Restored decoration of the Renaissance door of the tower
Château de Pibrac - Porte du logis (1).jpg, Renaissance door of the château (restored)
Château de Pibrac - Porte du logis (2).jpg, Restored decoration of the Renaissance door of the château
Château de Pibrac (2).jpg, Renaissance window on the first floor
Château de Pibrac (4).jpg, Renaissance window on the ground floor
Château de Pibrac (5).jpg, Sundial
Château de Pibrac (3).jpg, Plaque in memory of Guy du Faur de Pibrac, famous poet and parliamentarian of the 16th century
Château de Pibrac - Portail Henri IV.jpg, The Henry IV portal
Château de Pibrac (14).jpg, Detail of the Henry IV portal
Château de Pibrac (16).jpg, Plate of the cabinet of the Quatrains
Château de Pibrac (18).jpg, The cabinet of the Quatrains, 16th century
Château de Pibrac (17).jpg, Wall decoration of the cabinet of the Quatrains
Château de Pibrac (19).jpg, Detail of the woodwork of the Quatrains' cabinet
Château de Pibrac (9).jpg, Guards' room
Château de Pibrac (20).jpg, French-style ceiling
Château de Pibrac (21).jpg, Mantelpiece decoration featuring a wolf hunt
Château de Pibrac (24).jpg, Decorated fireplace
Château de Pibrac (25).jpg, Ladies' cabinet
Château de Pibrac (22).jpg, Open gallery on the first floor
Château de Pibrac (23).jpg, Ceramic decoration of the gallery (Gaston Virebent, 1893)
Château de Pibrac - porte de la tour - archive - en.jpg, Restoration of the tower's door
Château de Pibrac - porte du logis - archive - en.jpg, Restoration of the château's door
Château de Pibrac (15).jpg, Former state of the Henry IV portal
]
See also
* List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department.
;Notes:
# The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vine ...
* Renaissance architecture of Toulouse
In the 16th century, the Renaissance, which called for a return to the models of Roman antiquity, spread throughout Europe from Italy, notably through treatises and engravings referring to the treatise '' De architectura'' by Vitruvius (90–20 BC ...
* Guy Du Faur, Seigneur de Pibrac
Guy Du Faur, Seigneur de Pibrac (1529–1584) was a French jurist and poet.
Life
He was born at Toulouse to an old family of the magistracy. He studied law there with Jacques Cujas, and afterwards at Padua.
In 1548 he was admitted to the bar at ...
References
External links
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Castles in Haute-Garonne
Châteaux in Haute-Garonne
Monuments historiques of Haute-Garonne
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