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The Château du Grand Jardin was a ''maison de plaisance'' attached to the seat at Joinville, Haute-Marne of Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise, who built it between 1533 and 1546 as a grand pavilion designed for fêtes and entertainments.〔The official history is Hélène Billat, ''Joinville: le château du Grand Jardin: Haute-Marne'' (Service regional de l'inventaire générale des monuments et des richesses artistiques de la France) 2005.〕 The ''Château d'en-bas'' (the "Lower Château") as it was called at first,〔(Le site du Grand Jardin )〕 formed an annex to the medieval ''château fort'' overlooking Joinville, a stronghold of the House of Guise that was demolished at the French Revolution. In addition to its grand festive hall, which dominated the interior, were a suite of semi-private rooms to which the duke and duchess could withdraw with their most honored guests; they included a ''chamber'' preceded by its antechamber and a more private ''garde-robe'' within,〔(Le site du Grand Jardin )〕 but no bedrooms, as the seat of the Duke, the château de Joinville itself, was so near at hand. The Château du Grand Jardin functioned as a banqueting house on the grandest scale, a fit demonstration of the power and prestige of the head of the House of Guise. The site, partly in ruins, was purchased at the beginning of the 1980s by the ''conseil général'' of Haute-Marne. The building was restored, and the grand park created in the 19th century has been restored and replanted (''illustration''). The site has also reacquired its original vocation as a place of culture: concerts of classical music are presented at the Grand Jardin, expositions of contemporary art, and colloquiums.〔(Le Grand Jardin )〕 The château du Grand Jardin is currently a member of the European network of ''Centres culturels de rencontre''. ==Architecture== The plan of the château, surrounded by its moat in the usual French manner,〔For a later château still surrounded by its moat, see Vaux-le-Vicomte.〕 comprises a rectangular ''corps de logis'' without wings or outbuildings. Richly ornamented, it combines elements of Italian architectural style, under its prominent French slate roof with dormer windows. The interior is dominated by a vast reception hall. Beneath are wine cellars and kitchens. About 1544 a reception room (''chambre d'apparat'') was added in the northeast corner, and in 1546 a chapel was built at the southern corner, with a coffered ceiling in the Italian taste.The two ends of the structure contain spiral staircases, with military motifs and the princely monogram enriching the mouldings. 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 du Grand Jardin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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