Château de Sourches
Château de Sourches | |
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Location | Saint-Symphorien, Sarthe, France |
Coordinates | 48°02′43″N 0°03′39″E / 48.0453°N 0.0608°E |
Built | 1761–1786 |
Built for | Louis II du Bouchet de Sourches |
Architect | Gabriel de Lestrade Jean-François Pradel |
Architectural style(s) | Neoclassical |
Website | chateaudesourches.com |
Designated | 1947 |
The Château de Sourches is neoclassical château located in the commune of Saint-Symphorien, near Le Mans, in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire, in northwestern France.[1]
The château was built between 1761 and 1786 for
The roof and façade of the château, as well as its main courtyard, moat and chapel have been classified as historical monuments since 11 April 1947.[3]
History
In 1756, Louis II of Bouchet de Sourches (1711–1788), Marquis de Sourches, Comte de Montsoreau, Grand Prévôt de France, Prévôt de l'hôtel du Roi,[4] worked with architect Gabriel de Lestrade, to construct a new château at Saint-Symphorien, built on the site of an older château which had likely been occupied since Roman Gaul times.[5] Lestrade was a collaborator of the King's architect, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, who had already worked for the Bouchet de Sourches family at the Château du Jonchet in Romilly-sur-Aigre in Eure-et-Loir (later owned by Comte Hubert de Givenchy). Construction of the neoclassical-style château was overseen by Jean-François Pradrel, a prominent architect from Le Mans. As Pradrel was the only one mentioned in the 1761 estimate, so he is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the designer.[6]
After the death of the Marquis de Sourches in 1788, the château passed to his daughter-in-law,
20th Century
During the
In 1956, Louis Charles Marie de Pérusse des Cars (1909–1961), 6th
In 1985, however, the château was one of nine estates acquired by the Japanese heiress, Kiko Nakahara, and her
21st Century
In 2001, the château was bought by Hélène Martin and family, after which the château and the park were immediately reopened to the public.[14] Major restoration work was undertaken with the help of the State, the Region and the Department. Many cultural and sporting events are organized there permanently, hunting festival, the first Sunday in July, agricultural shows, theater, cinema, concert, conferences.[2]
In popular culture
In 2013, the château was the location for the filming of the
In August and September 2017, filmmaker
References
- Notes
- Sources
- ^ "Château de Sourches". www.frenchchateau.net. French Château. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Des oeuvres classées pour remeubler un monument historique : l'exemple des tapisseries du château de Sourches (Sarthe)". www.sppef.fr (in French). Société pour la Protection des Paysages et de l’Esthétique de la France. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Château de Sourches à Saint-Symphorien - PA00109961". monumentum.fr. Monument historique. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Ress, Paul Evan (25 June 1961). "THE CHATEAU DE MONTAL, A RENAISSANCE JEWEL". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Frégnac, Claude (1965). Les châteaux de l'Île de France. Hachette. pp. 294, 316. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-341-51872-3. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Tourzel, Louise Élisabeth; François Joseph de Pérusse Des Cars (1986). Memoirs of the Duchess de Tourzel: Governess to the Children of France During the Years 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793 and 1795. Remington & Co.
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- ISBN 978-0-8027-1940-9. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-8955-8. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ISBN 978-2-7118-5543-8. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Groupe Glon". www.encyclopedia.com. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- L'Usine Nouvelle(in French). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Simons, Marlise (15 February 1996). "Versailles Journal; Proud Castles Stripped, and France Is Scandalized". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Mennessier, Marc (9 May 2019). "La fantastique collection de pivoines du château de Sourches". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Venice Film Festival: Lido Lineup Builds Awards Season Buzz – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Venice Fest Reveals Robust Lineup Featuring Hollywood Stars and International Auteurs". Variety. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Toronto Film Festival Adds 60+ Titles". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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- ^ "TIFF 2018: Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss films to compete for Platform Prize". Now, 8 August 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Château de Sourches Open Heritage Platform.