Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Château de Chantilly; Great Stables
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Preferred Title:
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Château de Chantilly; Great Stables
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Alternate Title:
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Grandes Écuries
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Image View:
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View of the stables from the west
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Creator:
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Jean Aubert (French architect, died 1741)
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Location:
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site: Château de Chantilly (Chantilly, Picardy, France)
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Date:
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1719-1740 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Rococo
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Work Type 1:
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stable (animal housing)
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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stone
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurements:
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186 m (length)
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Relation Work:
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part of Château de Chantilly
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Subjects:
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animals; architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders; Transportation; horses; riding; racing; hunting
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Description:
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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)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Three
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Identifier:
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1A2-F-CH-3-A2
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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