Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Château du Barroux
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Preferred Title:
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Château du Barroux
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Image View:
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Close view, looking up
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Creator:
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unknown (French)
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Location:
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site: Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Location Note:
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Situated 12 km north east of Carpentras
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Date:
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ca. 1120-1690 (inclusive)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Medieval
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Work Type 1:
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castle (fortification)
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Work Type 2:
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château
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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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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; military; war; rulers and leaders; Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715; dwelling; fortifications
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Description:
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In 1538, in settlement of a debt, the 12th century castle became the property of Henri de Rovigliasc, earl of Veynes. At the height of the Renaissance, he transformed the military, uninhabitable stronghold into a superb residence. Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Marshal of France under King Louis XIV; added more fortifications to the site in 1680-1690. The site was abandoned in 1793 and suffered centuries of neglect. Restorations began in 1960. Modern Barroux is a small village of just over 500 inhabitants.
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Three
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Identifier:
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1A2-F-B-A7
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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