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Château Du Grand Jardin
The Château du Grand Jardin was a ''maison de plaisance'' attached to the seat at Joinville, Haute-Marne, Joinville, Haute-Marne, France, of Claude, Duke of Guise, Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise, who built it between 1533 and 1546 as a grand pavilion designed for fêtes and entertainments. The ''Château d'en-bas'' (the "Lower Château") as it was called at first, formed an annex to the medieval ''château fort'' overlooking Joinville, a stronghold of the House of Guise that was demolished at the French Revolution. In addition to its grand festive hall, which dominated the interior, were a suite of semi-private rooms to which the duke and duchess could withdraw with their most honored guests; they included a ''Great Chamber, chamber'' preceded by its antechamber and a more private ''garde-robe'' within, but no bedrooms, as the seat of the Duke, the château de Joinville itself, was so near at hand. The Château du Grand Jardin functioned as a banqueting house on the grandest sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joinville Château Grand Jardin
Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina, in the Southern Brazil, Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a major industrial, financial and commerce center. The city has a very high human development index (0.809) among Brazilian municipalities, occupying the 21st national position. One study pointed to Joinville as the second best city to live in Brazil. Joinville holds the titles of "Brazilian Manchester", "City of Flowers", "City of the Princes", "City of Bicycles" and "City of Dance". It is known for hosting the Joinville Dance Festival (considered the largest dance festival in the world), as well as for having the only branch of the Bolshoi Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet School outside Russia in the world. In 2020, the population of Joinville was estimated at 597,658 people, many of whom are of Portuguese, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
