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 Castle of Arry dans la Somme

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style néo-classique et palladien
Somme

Castle of Arry

    39 D938 
    80120 Arry
Château dArry dans la Somme
Château dArry
Château dArry
Château dArry
Crédit photo : APictche - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
vers 1761
Construction of the castle
2 mars 1979
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Façades and roofs of the castle and two pavilions of the courtyard of honour; the vestibule; the interior staircase with its wooden baluster ramp; large and small living rooms with their decor on the ground floor; the two axial perspectives including the water part (Maye River), as well as the three side aisles to the east (Box B 34, 39, 40, 42): by order of 2 March 1979

Key figures

Comte d'Hodicq - Sponsor Owner and builder of the building.
Marie Leczinska - Queen of France Has allowed funding according to an anecdote.
Giraud Sannier - Architect entrepreneur Designer of the castle in 1761.
Jean Loisel Le Gaucher - Painter-Decorator Author of the panel of the large living room.

Origin and history

The castle of Arry was built around 1761 for the Count of Hodicq by the architect-entrepreneur Giraud Sannier, in the territory of the commune of Arry, in the department of the Somme. An anecdote, whose authenticity remains uncertain, tells that the count of Courteville d'Hodicq, ruined by the game, would have recovered the necessary funds thanks to Queen Marie Leczinska, who would have had her bet again during a game. A console decorated with a card motif, called "the Queen's Game", in the living room, would commemorate this episode.

The castle, of classic style, is distinguished by its central body in protruding, surmounted by a dome with a mansard, framed by two low wings with arcades. Its interior preserves remarkable decorations, such as the painted panels of the large living room (circa 1760) by Jean Loisel Le Gaucher, student of Joseph Vernet, representing rural scenes. The vestibule, with its wooden ramp staircase, and the furnished living rooms (roadways, armchairs, dressers) testify to the refinement of the period.

The 5-hectare park, organized in French, is structured around a classified axial perspective, called "the mirror", aligned with the castle and extended by the river Maye. A neogothic chapel, burial of the vicomtes of France, marks the western end of the estate. The ensemble (castle, park, perspectives and alleyways) has been listed as a historic monument since March 2, 1979, highlighting its heritage importance.

The castle illustrates 18th century aristocratic residential architecture, combining hunting and social representation functions. His story also reflected the morals of the time, where gambling and royal protection could seal the fate of a home. The presence of artists such as Le Gaucher, linked to Joseph Vernet's school, anchored the site in picardic cultural networks.

External links

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