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Château de Chantilly dans l'Oise

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Renaissance
Oise

Château de Chantilly

    Château de Chantilly
    60500 Chantilly
Private property
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Crédit photo : Mattis - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1551
Construction of the Petit Château
1719-1740
Construction of the Grands Écuries
XVIIe siècle
Developments by Le Nôtre
1793-1799
Revolutionary destruction
1876-1882
Reconstruction by the Duke of Aumale
1886
Legation at the Institut de France
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Le Jeu de Paume, excluding the interiors of the curator's apartment (Box B 7): by order of 24 October 1988 - Bullant's little castle, including Duban's gallery. The following parts of the large castle of Daumet: facades, roofs and large work; staircase of honor, including paintings of the vault; murals of the deer gallery by Baudry. The big stables, including the ride and the Saint-Denis gate. Enghien Castle. All terraces, beds and water bodies. The following buildings and factories: the two Mansart pavilions surrounding the entrance, as well as the grid and bridge preceding them; the hamlet; the house of Sylvie; the chapel of Saint John, the chapel of Saint Paul and the chapel of Saint Croix with its obelisk; the Beauvais fountain, including the buried basin, the bottom wall and both ramps; the Druid (or Truite) fountain and Sylvie's fountain; the island of love, the bridge of great men; The ruins of the temple of Venus; the cooler of the park of Sylvie and that of the junction of lions. The statues of the following park: equestrian statue of the connétable de Montmorency by Paul Dubois and its surrounding pillars; Louis XIV burying the sling by Gilles Guérin; statues of the great degree by Hardy (1682): two rivers, Acis, Galatée, Arethuse, Alpheus; statues of the parterre d'eau: Bacchus, Hébé, by Deseine (1789), Pluto, Proserpine, by Chapu (1884), thirty Florentine vases (1785), the Great Condé, by Coysevox, Molière, Le Nôtre, by Tony Noël (1880), La Bruyère, by Thomas (1880), Bossuet, by Guillaume (1880), Bacchus, Silène, copies after the ancient (17th century); groupe du Boulingrin : Hercules kidnapping Déjanire, by Nicolas Dremin (1707); English garden: Eros, from ancient times, by Jonchery (1895), Venus pudique, from ancient times (17th century), Venus callypiges, from ancient times (17th century), bust of man, from ancient times (17th century); park: cherry bust (17th century), four emperor busts, according to the ancient (17th century), the four elements (fire and air by Legrand, 1707, water and earth by Poissant, 1705 and 1707); approaches: two lions, by Legrand (1707); Sylvie's house: busts of Bacchus and Flora (17th century); Sylvie Park: Jupiter, terracotta (17th century) (cad. AE 3; AH 1, 14, 16; A 24, 195; B 1 to 6, 8, 10, 13 to 32, 34 to 61, 63, 65 to 88): classification by order of 30 December 1988 - The statue adorning Diane's crossroads; all statues, benches and vases adorning the Parc de Chantilly, with the exception of those already classified (see AE 3; A 195; B 1 to 6, 8, 10, 13 to 32, 34 to 61, 63, 65 to 88): entry by order of 30 December 1988

Key figures

Anne de Montmorency - Connétable de France Sponsor of the Petit Château in the 16th century.
André Le Nôtre - Landscape gardener Author of the gardens and Grand Canal.
Louis II de Bourbon-Condé (Grand Condé) - Prince and patron Transforma Chantilly into a cultural home in the 17th century.
Henri d'Orléans (duc d'Aumale) - Collector and rebuilder Rebuilt the castle and bequeathed the estate to the Institut de France.
Jean Aubert - Architecte des Grandes Écuries Designed this 18th century masterpiece.
Honoré Daumet - 19th century architect Rebuilt the Grand Castle for the Duke of Aumale.

Origin and history

Chantilly Castle, located in the Oise region of Hauts-de-France, finds its origins in the 11th century as a medieval fortress controlling the valley of the Nonette. Transformed in the 16th century by the connétable Anne de Montmorency, it became a place of power and refinement under the Condé, with major developments by André Le Nôtre and Jules Hardouin-Mansart in the 17th century. The Grandes Écuries, built in the 18th century by Jean Aubert, symbolize the height of this domain dedicated to hunting and the arts.

In the 19th century, the castle was almost completely destroyed during the Revolution, before being rebuilt by the Duke of Aumale between 1876 and 1882 to house his collections. The latter left the estate to the Institut de France in 1886, creating the Musée Condé, where works (paintings, drawings, old books) are presented according to an unchanged museography. The gardens, partially redesigned in the 19th century, preserve traces of Le Nôtre's amenities, such as the Grand Canal and the French-style gardens.

The estate also includes remarkable elements such as the House of Sylvie, linked to the poet Théophile de Viau, and the hamlet of the eighteenth century, inspired by that of Marie-Antoinette. The Great Ecuries, spared by the Revolution, now house the living museum of the Horse. Ranked a Historic Monument in 1988, the site attracts more than 500,000 visitors annually and hosts cultural events such as the Chantilly Arts & Elegance automobile elegance contest.

The history of the castle is marked by figures such as the Grand Condé, which made it an intellectual home in the seventeenth century, or the Duke of Aumale, whose legacy preserved this heritage. The revolutionary destructions and successive reconstructions shaped its present appearance, mixing medieval, classical and romantic heritage. The park, stretching over 115 hectares, combines French-style gardens, English landscapes and historical remains such as the island of Love or the temple of Venus.

In the 20th and 21st centuries, the estate benefited from major restorations, notably thanks to the Chantilly Preservation Foundation created by Karim Aga Khan IV. Incidents such as the 2022 fire recall the challenges of its conservation. Today, Chantilly Castle remains a symbol of French heritage, combining art, history and nature in a preserved setting.

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