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CHATEAU DU MARAIS EFTA00800058  THE ARCHITECTURE Chateau du Marais was spared the ravages of the French The residence was built on the eastern edge of a platform Revolution and remains intact to this day. surrounded by water-filled moats, which The east-facing facade's beautiful yellow previously formed the main courtyard of the ochre stone catches the morning sunshine, "THE CHÂTEAU, original medieval building. The northwestern and in the afternoon the west-facing facade THE OUTBUILDINGS and southwestern corners of this platform and The Mirror water feature bask in the sun. feature two pavilions which are thought AND THE PARK to have replaced earlier pavilions that Architect Jean Benoit Vincent Barre was ARE LISTED AS demarcated the boundaries of the courtyard. an admirer of Andrea Palladio (15O8-158O). A NATIONAL and the Italian architect's influence is clearly The chateau itself features classic 18th- evident in the chateau's design. HISTORIC century design elements, such as a mansard Proportioned to approximate the golden MONUMENT" roof and recessed limestone facade with a ratio. Château du Marais displays a central five-bay avant-corps and a lateral remarkable symmetry and balance both inside and out. single-bay avant-corps. 10 EFTA00800059 I I I I EFTA00800060 EFTA00800061 EFTA00800062 "A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN" - JEAN•PIERRE CLARIS DE FLORIAN • 50 kilometers south of Paris and to the southeast of Versailles • 48 kilometers from Orly airport • 7 kilometers from the A1O motorway (Paris. Orleans. Pays de la Loire. Bordeaux) EFTA00800063  THE HISTORY OF THE CHATEAU Completed in 1779. Chateau du Marais was built on the site The result was an Italian peristyle structure with intricate of two former châteaux. The dungeons and wide. water-filled friezes crafted by the era's finest sculptors, and an elegant moats remain from the original 14th-century structure, as do two-level glazed passageway spanning the moats to connect the leith-century plantings of the surrounding 100-hectare the 18th-century residence with its medieval foundations. (247-acre) parkland. The château was widely acclaimed by Sarre's peers: The In 1772 preeminent Parisian architect Jean Benoit Vincent Marquis de BombeIles, a close relation of Marie Antoinette. Barre was commissioned by French nobleman Jean Le Maitre noted in his diary that "a mere civilian has built a château de La Martiniere to build what was to become one of the worthy of royalty." while the Baron de Frenilly described Le finest Louis XVI-style châteaux in the Paris region. Barre Marais as a "fairy castle." designed "Le Marais" around its reflecting pool, "The Mirror," expanded to 550 meters by 55 meters (1,804 by 180 feet). 6 EFTA00800064 EFTA00800065 EFTA00800066 THE CHATEAU PRINCIPAL FLOORS: 1,750 SQM (18,836.84 SQ FT) 04.00.0-0 • Courtyard level: service rooms. two entries with access to • Second floor: a wide landing with access to eleven luxurious the glazed bridge passage, caretaker's accommodation, bedrooms with fireplaces and antique mirrors, eight and four additional rooms bathrooms, and three boudoirs • Piano Nobile (main floor): grand reception room, two • Top floor four-room apartment with kitchenette and drawing rooms, antechamber, dining room. three paneled bathroom: eight mansard rooms apartments, chapel, kitchen, and storage room • 0ome level: two bedrooms and an alcove • Additional amenities: central heating; water sourced from a natural spring within the grounds EFTA00800067 el I EFTA00800068 The chapel features trompe hoed decor attributed to Belgian painter Piat Sauvage (1744-1818). a member of France's royal academy of painting and sculpture. EFTA00800069  17 EFTA00800070  THE OUTBUILDINGS 1,300 siztm (13,993.08 SQ, FT) • Courtyard level: original stables, garage, former dungeons. two salons with antique fireplaces, a kitchen, five staircases, a boiler room (heating the chateau). two boilers (heating the outbuildings), and three oil tanks • Upper floor: nineteen rooms including ten bathrooms and six kitchens/kitchenettes • Mansard top floor: twelve rooms including two salons with fireplaces. seven bathrooms. and two kitchens 18 EFTA00800071 EFTA00800072 THE PARK AND GARDENS 100 HECTARES (247 ACRES) Transformed into an English-style garden in the early 19th century, the park was • To the north, a majestic drive lined by plane trees leads from the entrance designed by landscape designer Achille Duchene between 1903 and 1906 for gates towards the château. From end to end. the drive is bordered by about the Marquis de CasteIlene (1867-1932). The main water feature is an extension of 30 hectares (approximately 74 acres) of fields and woodland a former canal and is fed by the Remarde river (a tributary of the River Orge). • To the south, the land is at a slight elevation and features 25 hectares • To the west. a water feature reflecting the château. "The Mirror." spans 550 (approximately 61 acres) of mature woodland traversed by paths and offering meters long by 55 meters wide. It is fed by the "Fontaine Moreau- spring in the delightful views marshland bordering the park • Bordering the park, 7 additional hectares (approximately 17 acres) of wooded • To the east. canals surround a French Formal garden designed by landscape farmland is available for purchase architect Achille Duchene EFTA00800073 EFTA00800074  PAVILLON DU PARC PAVILLON DE LA GRILLE THE MILL 150 SOM (1.614.59 SO FT) 142 SOM (1.528.48 SO FT) • Renovated in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style • Four rooms including a bathroom and kitchen • Three rooms: two bathrooms and a kitchen • Ideal as an exhibition space • Gas heating; mains water supply • Oil heating; mains water supply 22 EFTA00800075  alL na t erile e Cii. 11 rtes..? it !I if iI 'VII II IT If EFTA00800076  The parkland, formerly dense woods and rambling meadows, is today a tranquil oasis of greenery. with centuries-old trees. sparkling moats, and sun-drenched paths. 24 EFTA00800077  • Historic chateau with 100 hectares (247 acres) of parkland and gardens • 874 square meters (9.117 square feet) of living space on each principal floor, plus a courtyard level, mansard top floor, and a dome • Outbuildings encompassing 1,300 square meters (13,993 square feet): stables, a garage, two pavilions, and a former mill • Private water supply sourced from a natural spring on the property "THE CHATEAU, THE OUTBUILDINGS AND THE PARK ARE LISTED AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC MONUMENT" • An outstanding example of Louis XVI-style architecture, the chateau Is unparalleled both Inside and out • A remarkable witness to history, this rare chateau remained intact during the French Revolution • A magnificent property in harmony with its beautiful setting 25 EFTA00800078  I I EFTA00800079  I _ I EFTA00800080 I I I I EFTA00800081