General Information
| Beginning of works: | 13th century |
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| Completion: | 18th century |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
original use: Castle current use: Museum building |
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| Material: |
Masonry structure |
| Architectural style: |
Gothic Renaissance |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1840 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique (44), Pays de la Loire, France |
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| Coordinates: | 47° 12' 56.16" N 1° 32' 58.99" W |
Technical Information
There currently is no technical data available.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Château des ducs de Bretagne (English: Castle of the Dukes of Brittany) is a large castle located in the city of Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique département of France; it served as the centre of the historical province of Brittany until its separation in 1956. It is located on the right bank of the Loire, which formerly fed its ditches. It was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany between the 13th and 16th centuries, subsequently becoming the Breton residence of the French Monarchy.
The castle has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1862. Today the castle houses the Nantes History Museum.
Restoration
Starting in the 1990s, the town of Nantes undertook a massive programme of restoration and repairs to return the site to ist former glory as an emblem of the history of Nantes and Brittany. Following 15 years of works and three years of closure to the public, it was reopened on 9 February 2007 and is now a popular tourist attraction.
The restored edifice now includes the new Nantes History Museum, installed in 32 of the castle rooms. The museum presents more than 850 objects of collection with the aid of multimedia devices. The castle and the museum try to offer a modern vision of the heritage by presenting the past, the present and the future of the city. Night-time illuminations at the castle further reinforce the revival of the site.
The 500-metre round walk on the fortified ramparts provides views not just of the castle buildings and courtyards but also of the town.
The illuminated castle
The night-lighting brings out the architectural complexity of the site within an urban context. The illumination was designed by Sylvie Sieg and Pierre Nègre of the Atelier Lumière and won the Light Originator Price of the Lumiville Trophy 2007.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Château des ducs de Bretagne" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.
Participants
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1989): Châteaux de France au siècle de la Renaissance. Flammarion - Picard éditeur, Paris (France), pp. 28-30.
- (1979): Dictionnaire des châteaux et des fortifications du moyen-âge en France. Editions Publitotal, Strasbourg (France), pp. 833-834.
- (2005): Larousse des châteaux. Larousse, Paris (France), pp. 174-175.
- (2007): Nantes. Le château des ducs de Bretagne renaît. In: Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment, n. 5385 (9 February 2007), pp. 43.
- (2000): Philibert De l'Orme. Mengès, Paris (France), pp. 319.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20014721 - Published on:
06/12/2004 - Last updated on:
31/03/2023
