Château d'Écouen
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The Château d'Écouen is an historic château in the commune of Écouen, some 20 km north of Paris, France, and a notable example of French Renaissance architecture. Since 1975, it has housed the collections of the Musée national de la Renaissance (National Museum of the Renaissance).[1]
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Château d'Écouen | |
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Type | Château |
Architectural style | French Renaissance |
Town or city | Écouen |
Country | France |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Jean Bullant (Later courtyard and north porticos, stairways and interiors) |
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The château was built between 1539 and 1555 for Anne de Montmorency, the Connétable de France or Grand Constable, chief minister and commander of the French army for King Francois I, and later for Henri II. It contains important collections of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, stained glass, furniture, textiles and other arts of the French Renaissance.[1]