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The Hameau de Chantilly ('hamlet of Chantilly') is a
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/ref> Currently the mill houses a restaurant, ''Aux Goûters Champêtres''. In 1787, Bathilde d'Orléans, whose main residence was the Château de Chantilly, built a similar hameau in the gardens of the
The Hameau de Chantilly ('hamlet of Chantilly') is a folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings.
Eighteenth-cent ...
in the park of the Château de Chantilly
The Château de Chantilly () is a historic French château located in the town of Chantilly, Oise, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Paris. The site comprises two attached buildings: the Petit Château built around 1560 for Anne de Montmor ...
built in 1774 and consisting of seven rustic thatched cottages with luxurious interiors set in a garden.
Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé had his architect Jean-François Leroy Jean-François Leroy (; 24 September 1729 - 1791) was a French architect. For the Prince of Condé, he worked on the Château of Chantilly, the Palais Bourbon, and the Hôtel de Lassay, where he replaced in 1780.
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Leroy was born in Ch ...
design seven rustic cottages for the grounds of the Château de Chantilly in 1774: ''le Salon'' 'the parlor', ''le Billard'' 'the billiard room', ''la Salle à manger'' 'the dining room', ''la Cuisine'' 'the kitchen', ''le Moulin'' 'the mill'; ''l'Étable'' 'the stables' and ''le Cabinet de lecture'' 'the reading room' no longer stand. The contrast between the rustic exteriors and the richly decorated interiors surprised and astonished guests. The success and reputation of this hamlet inspired Queen Marie-Antoinette's Hameau de la reine
The Hameau de la Reine (, ''The Queen's Hamlet'') is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the Petit Trianon in Yvelines, France. It served as a private meeting place for the Queen an ...
in the gardens of the Petit Trianon
The Petit Trianon (; French for "small Trianon") is a Neoclassical style château located on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France. It was built between 1762 and 1768 during the reign of King Louis XV of France. ...
at the Château de Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed ...
. The Revolution
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spared the hamlet, which was restored by Henri d'Orléans, Duc d'Aumale
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People with this given name
; French noblemen
:'' See the ' List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.''
* Henri I de Mon ...
when he returned to Chantilly in 1870.
In 2007-2008, the exteriors of the cottages were restored using period watercolors and engravings to guide the work; the original rich interiors, however, had disappeared during the 19th century.Claire Bommelaer, "Le hameau de Chantilly retrouve son aspect XVIIIe", ''Le Figaro
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/ref> Currently the mill houses a restaurant, ''Aux Goûters Champêtres''. In 1787, Bathilde d'Orléans, whose main residence was the Château de Chantilly, built a similar hameau in the gardens of the
Élysée Palace
The Élysée Palace (french: Palais de l'Élysée; ) is the official residence of the President of the French Republic. Completed in 1722, it was built for nobleman and army officer Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, who had been appointed Gove ...
, the Hameau de Chantilly (Paris).
See also
*Cottage orné
Cottage orné () dates back to a movement of "rustic" stylised cottages of the late 18th and early 19th centuries during the Romantic movement, when some sought to discover a more natural way of living as opposed to the formality of the preceding ...
* Ferme ornée
The term ''ferme ornée'' as used in English garden history derives from Stephen Switzer's term for 'ornamental farm'. It describes a country estate laid out partly according to aesthetic principles and partly for farming. During the eighteenth cen ...
* French landscape garden#The rustic village (hameau) as garden feature
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hameau De Chantilly Houses completed in 1774 Folly buildings in France Buildings and structures in Oise House of Bourbon-Condé 1774 establishments in France