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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Château de Grignan (Grignan, Rhône-Alpes, France)en_US
dc.coverage.temporalcastle; 1250-1690 (inclusive); church; 1535-1539 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (French)en_US
dc.date1535-1539en_US
dc.date1250-1690en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-22T15:43:50Z
dc.date.available2013-02-22T15:43:50Z
dc.date.issued1535-1539en_US
dc.date.issued1250-1690en_US
dc.identifier193899en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1416en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/101233
dc.descriptionView from the terrace; Construction on the site of Grignan's present castle was originally begun in the 12th century, but it wasn't until the 13th century that the Adhémar family expanded it into a mighty fortress. Louis Adhemar, governor of Provence, remodelled the medieval castle from 1545 to 1558. In the 1600s, François Adhémar de Monteil transformed the fortress into a luxurious residence. From 1668 to 1690, Francois de Castellane-Adhemar turned it into a sumptuous Renaissance palace. Reduced to ruins in 1773, it was reconstructed in the early 1900s by Madame Fontaine who spent her entire fortune to restore the castle to its former grandeur. Located under the castle terrace, the collegiate church was constructed between 1535 and 1539 at the request of Louis Adhémar. The Renaissance façade is flanked by two square towers and a beautiful Gothic rose window. Inside is an impressive 17th century altar and organ loft. On the floor in front of the altar is a marble funerary stone marking the sealed entrance to the tomb of Madame de Sévigné. Presently, the castle belongs to the Drôme département and is a major tourist attraction. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/15/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumstoneen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectmilitaryen_US
dc.subjectwaren_US
dc.subjectrulers and leadersen_US
dc.subjectdwellingen_US
dc.subjectcastle complexen_US
dc.subjectGothic (Medieval)en_US
dc.subjectRenaissanceen_US
dc.titleChâteau de Grignan et La collégiale Saint-Sauveuren_US
dc.title.alternativeGrignan Castle and Collegiate Church of the Holy Saviouren_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-F-CG-D1en_US
vra.culturalContextFrenchen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypecastle (fortification)en_US
vra.worktypefortificationen_US
vra.worktypechâteauen_US
vra.worktypechurchen_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (French)en_US


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