In-le-Vicomte
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In-le-Vicomte, in many ways anticipated the ensemble of Versailles, was built for syurinten Dante N. Fouquet on salary received by him for his loyal service to the state. Friend of a generous officer, has a delicate taste, there were artists and architects, which allowed him to create a To-le-Vicomte castle and grand garden, which is one of the most striking works of French classical architecture of the XVII century. We have created a masterpiece of architect L. Left (1612-1670), painter Charles Lebrun (1619-1690), who participated in the decoration of palace interiors and ceiling murals, and a master of landscape ikusstva A. Le Nôtre (1613-1700). To stake out the garden Fouquet invited the 18 thousand people, and it cost the arrangement of the Minister of 16 million livres. But Fouquet did not enjoy it summer resident. August 17, 1661 the opening of the new home of the castle and Fouquet. Participating in this event, Louis XIV, was stunned by the magnificence of the residence and sincerely interested in, where did syurintendanta so much money. Fouquet spent the rest of his life in prison in the fortress Pinerol.
In confiscating le Vicomte, the king ordered to remove all that was best in the palace and the park (tapestries, furniture, dishes, sculpture), the Louvre and Versailles, and the artists took over the service to those reproduced in his residence in Versailles is What he saw in Bo-le-Vicomte.
In 1875, the owner of the castle Praslin decided to break the building and sell the land. By happy coincidence this learned connoisseur and art lover, a rich sugar-France Saumier, who bought the dwelling in a poor state building. Saumier has spent most of the state to purchase antique furniture and restoration work, completed after his death. In 1965, In-le-Vicomte, together with the forest park has received the status of State Reserve.
The palace and park ensemble
The palace and park ensemble can be divided into three parts: the lock with the front yard, garden with flower beds, fountains and pavilions and park. In the three-story castle. By a wide staircase in the front yard fall into a ceremonial hall, and from it into an oval in plan Grand Salon. It adjoins exquisitely decorated with the royal bedroom. In some rooms of the ground floor of the front are wax figures depicting Fouquet, the king and his courtiers. On the second floor - a more modest living quarters. The ground floor housed a kitchen, pantries, wine cellars, and other service facilities. Near the castle are decorated with flowerbeds and formal garden, decorated with sculptures and fountains. There is also a figured trimmed shrubs and trees. The axis of the park - the Grand Canal. To get from one side of the park to another, it is necessary to bypass or cross on the boat. Beyond the boundaries of the park begins regular park, quietly turning into a real forest.
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