| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Château de Chantilly (Chantilly, Picardy, France) | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1719-1740 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Aubert, Jean | en_US |
| dc.date | 1719-1740 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-22T15:44:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-02-22T15:44:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1719-1740 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 193948 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 1419 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/101282 | |
| dc.description | Detail of the stables, depicting upper storey windows; The estate overlooks the Chantilly Racecourse and the Grandes Écuries (Great Stables) which contains the Living Museum of the Horse. According to legend, Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prince of Condé believed that he would be reincarnated as a horse after his death. In 1719, he asked the architect, Jean Aubert to build stables suitable to his rank. These 186m long stables are considered by some as the most beautiful in the world. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/15/2008) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | animals | en_US |
| dc.subject | architectural exteriors | en_US |
| dc.subject | rulers and leaders | en_US |
| dc.subject | Transportation | en_US |
| dc.subject | horses | en_US |
| dc.subject | riding | en_US |
| dc.subject | racing | en_US |
| dc.subject | hunting | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rococo | en_US |
| dc.title | Château de Chantilly; Great Stables | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Grandes Écuries | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A2-F-CH-3-A3 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | French | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | stable (animal housing) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Jean Aubert (French architect, died 1741) | en_US |
