Château de Méréville
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The Château de Méréville is a chateau in Méréville in the valley of the Juine, France. It is the rival of the Désert de Retz as two of the most extensive Landscape Gardens provided with follies and picturesque features — parcs à fabriques — made in the late eighteenth century. Both are early examples of the romantic French Landscape Garden — jardin a l'anglaise — an interpretation of the English garden style that was replacing the Garden à la française. the Château de Méréville and garden park survive, partially dismantled.
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Château de Méréville | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Renaissance |
Classification | Monument historique |
Town or city | Méréville, Essonne |
Country | France |
Coordinates | 48°19′11″N 2°5′27″E |
Construction started | 1768 |
Completed | 1794 |
Client | Jean-Joseph de Laborde |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Jean-Benoît-Vincent Barré |
After being owned by a Japanese pension fund who planned to turn it into a golf resort, in 2000 the chateau was bought by the regional government. As of 2008, plans to restore it had made little progress.