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The Château de Laversine is a historic château in Saint-Maximin, Oise, France. ==History== The grounds were acquired by Baron Gustave de Rothschild in 1874 on a former castle which was demolished in 1782.〔(CHÂTEAU DE LAVERSINE: LAVERSINE, CHÂTEAU REFUGE ET LYCÉE... ), ''L'Encyclopedie Picarde''〕 Gustave hired Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe, an architect who designed many synagogues in Paris.〔 It was inherited by his son, Robert de Rothschild, in 1912.〔 A polo player, he turned the grounds into a private polo club. For example, in 1913, Red Devils team (Count Jean Pastré, Captain J. Jaubert, F. Egan, E. Targett) played in the Laversine Open Polo Cup on the grounds of the chateau.〔(Laversine Autumn Season ), ''London Standard'', October 17, 1913, p. 10〕 During World War I, he welcomed soldiers in the chateau.〔 During World War II, the chateau was taken by the Nazis.〔 After the war, it was returned to the Rothschilds.〔 Robert de Rothschild and his wife Nelly donated the chateau to establish a professional lycée for 400 boarders.〔(Lycee Professionel Donation Robert & Nelly de Rothschild )〕 The left wing is home to the ''Maison d'enfants de Laversine Shatta-et-Bouli-Simon'', a non-profit organization for at-risk youth.〔(Social : au château Laversine à Saint-Maximin, les enfants réapprennent à vivre ), ''Le Parisien'', July 11, 2014〕 Since January 2014, the organization has been affiliated with the Œuvre de secours aux enfants.〔(Œuvre de secours aux enfants: Maison d'enfants de Laversine )〕 However, due to lack of refurbishment, all residents had to move out of the chateau in 2006.〔Victor Fortunato, (Les lycéens vont devoir abandonner leur château ), ''Le Parisien'', September 27, 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Château de Laversine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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