Château d'Enghien (Chantilly)
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The Château d'Enghien in Chantilly
, France
is a building within the park of the Château de Chantilly
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It is a long, neoclassical
building, designed by Jean-François Leroy
in 1769 as lodging for the guests that Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé entertained at Chantilly.
It was later named in honor of his grandson Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien who lived in the building with his nurses after his birth in 1772.
The building is composed of a series of four attached pavilions, each with its own entrance and its own triangular fronton crowned with a balustrade.
The château is now the official residence of the conservator of the Musée Condé and of three Academicians.
Chantilly, Oise
Chantilly is a small city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune in the department of Oise.It is in the metropolitan area of Paris 38.4 km...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
is a building within the park of the Château de Chantilly
Château de Chantilly
The Château de Chantilly is a historic château located in the town of Chantilly, France. It comprises two attached buildings; the Grand Château, destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt in the 1870s, and the Petit Château which was built around 1560 for Anne de Montmorency...
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It is a long, neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
building, designed by Jean-François Leroy
Jean-François Leroy
Jean-François Leroy was a French architect. For the Prince of Condé, he worked on the Château of Chantilly, the Palais Bourbon, and the Hôtel de Lassay, where he replaced Claude Billard Bélisard in 1780.- Biography :...
in 1769 as lodging for the guests that Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé entertained at Chantilly.
It was later named in honor of his grandson Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien who lived in the building with his nurses after his birth in 1772.
The building is composed of a series of four attached pavilions, each with its own entrance and its own triangular fronton crowned with a balustrade.
The château is now the official residence of the conservator of the Musée Condé and of three Academicians.