Castles of France - Copyright Editions

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Castles of France
Take to the skies to discover or
rediscover the most majestic
castles of France
From Versailles to Najac, discover French castles as
you’ve never seen them before: from above!
These amazing photographs show fortresses on their
rocky peaks, the extravagant castles of the Loire, with
their gorgeous gardens, proud Cathar forts, strongholds
of the Hundred Years War, and the fine palaces of Louis
XIV.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format250 x 330 mm
Number of pages208 pp
Approx. 22,000 words
Price 30 €
104 boulevard arago | 75014 paris | france | contact nicolas marçais | +33 1 44 16 92 03 | [email protected] | copyrighteditions.com
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When Louis XIV attended a feast
held by Nicolas Fouquet at Vauxle-Vicomte in 1661, the French king
discovered a sumptuous castle that
was the height of elegance and
refinement. Furious at this display
of luxury, he left the feast before it
was over, had Fouquet arrested, and
ordered a palace worthy of his own
grandeur to be erected without delay.
Versailles, which was then a modest
hunting lodge, was gradually transformed into a gigantic palace. The
first stage of construction saw architect Le Vau triple the surface area of
the existing premises: the menagerie
and orangery were created, the digging of the canal commenced, and Le
Nôtre set to laying out the gardens
and park. The second stage of work
saw Le Vau build three new sections
on the palace’s north side; the service
quarters were linked to the castle by
a series of lodges; the gardens were
given ponds, sculptures, and fountains. Louis XIV’s decision to move
definitively to Versailles in 1677 ushered in a fresh stage of construction,
directed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart:
Le Vau’s castle was framed by two
massive wings and the famous Hall
of Mirrors was completed. Versailles
was the pinnacle of classical aesthetics, the triumph of the Sun King, and
without a doubt the largest architectural project of the 17th century.
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being burned down by the archbishop of Bordeaux. During the Hundred
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defense of the castle in the hands of
Captain Geoffroy de Vivans, a fierce
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Classical castle : yard
and garden
Châteauneuf-surCher
Meillant
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Nohant-Vic
Culan
Verteuil
Beynac
Castelnaud
Biron
Belcastel
Najac
Mornas
Mauvezin
Montségur
Québus
Inside castle
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