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Hôtel De Ville, Versailles
The (, ''City hall (administration), City Hall'') is a municipal building in Versailles, Yvelines to the west of Paris, France, standing on Avenue de Paris. History The oldest part of the complex is the east wing which was commissioned by Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds, who was a Marshal of France and head of the Maison du Roi (royal household) under King Louis XIV. It was designed the Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical style, built in red brick with stone dressings and was completed in 1670. It was then acquired by the king to accommodate his son, Louis, Count of Vermandois, in 1680. After the count died in 1683, it passed to his sister, Marie Anne de Bourbon, Marie Anne, Princess of Conti. Marie Anne entertained in the building, which became known as the Hôtel de Conti. After Marie Anne sold the building to a property speculator in 1715, it was acquired by King Louis XV to accommodate the Grand Master of France, Grand-Maître (head of the royal household), Louis Henri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châteauesque
Châteauesque (or Francis I style,Whiffen, Marcus, ''American Architecture Since 1780: A guide to the styles'', The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1969, p. 142. or in Canada, the Château Style) is a revivalist architectural style based on the French Renaissance architecture of the monumental châteaux of the Loire Valley from the late fifteenth century to the early seventeenth century. The term ''châteauesque'' (literally, "château-like") is credited (by historian Marcus Whiffen) to American architectural historian Bainbridge Bunting, although it can be found in publications that pre-date Bunting's birth. As of 2011, the Getty Research Institute's ''Art & Architecture Thesaurus'' includes both "Château Style" and "Châteauesque", with the former being the preferred term for North America. The style frequently features buildings heavily ornamented by the elaborate towers, spires, and steeply-pitched roofs of sixteenth century châteaux, themselves influenced by late Gothi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
