Le Château d'Yville - a classified 18th Century Historical Monument in the Seine valley, in Normandy (France) In the latter part of the 17th Century it became fashionable throughout France to own châteaux and other buildings conforming to the aesthetic rules of the finest buildings constructed by Louis XIV's architects, based on new ideas of geometry and harmonic proportions
Le Château d'Yville - a classified 18th Century Historical Monument in the Seine valley, in Normandy (France)
In the latter part of the 17th Century it became fashionable throughout France to own châteaux and other buildings conforming to the aesthetic rules of the finest buildings constructed by Louis XIV's architects, based on new ideas of geometry and harmonic proportions.
In parallel, a new type of country residence or 'maison de campagne' made its appearance. Without moats, somewhere between the Italian 'villa' and the traditional 'château', these buildings found favour among the powerful - the nobility and the political and financial gentry.
The château at Yville-sur-Seine is a fine example of this new genre. It was built in the early 18th century on the site of a previous building. It has always been attributed to the famous Royal architect, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, who died in 1708. This attribution may be debatable, but very strong influences of his style can be identified.
The domain of the Château d'Yville, covering more than 835,000 sq.m., has remained intact until the present day. Situated on a gentle North-facing slope next to the village of Yville-sur-Seine, between a meander of the Seine with its wet meadows, and the forested edge of the chalk and clay plateau to the South, the château and grounds were disposed in such as way as to take full visual advantage of the landscape.
Today, the château and domain are privately-owned and have been restored. Initially listed in 1931, the park and château were officially classified as a "Monument Historique classé" by the French authorities in 2003.
Many of the original descriptive documents and plans of the château are missing; historical and scientific investigations are underway to determine some of the original designs for the gardens and grounds, and further restoration is planned.
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