The Château de Lignières is a French château, located in the municipality of Lignières, in the département of Cher. It was built in 1654–1660 for the financier Jérôme de Nouveau to the designs of the French architect François Le Vau.[1][2][3][4] It was designated a monument historique on 27 June 1935.[5]
| Château de Lignières | |
|---|---|
 View of the entrance front | |
  Location within France | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Classical |
| Town or city | Lignières (Cher) |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 46°45′00″N 2°10′45″E / 46.75007°N 2.17905°E |
| Construction started | 1654 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | François Le Vau |
Notes
edit- ^ Feldmann 1996, p. 268.
- ^ Hautecoeur 1948, pp. 115–117.
- ^ Berger 1993, pp. 16–17.
- ^ Laprade 1960, plate III. 6 (facing p. 65).
- ^ Notice no. PA00096826, Base Mérimée.
Bibliography
edit- Berger, Robert W. (1993). The Palace of the Sun: The Louvre of Louis XIV. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271008479.
- Feldmann, Dietrich (1996). "Le Vau", vol. 19, pp. 262–268, in The Dictionary of Art, 34 volumes, edited by Jane Turner. New York: Grove. ISBN 9781884446009. Also available at Oxford Art Online (subscription required).
- Hautecoeur, Louis (1948). Histoire de l'Architecture classique en France. Tome 2: Le Règne de Louis XIV. Paris: J. Picard. OCLC 489711032, 476619163.
- Laprade, Albert (1960). François d'Orbay: Architecte de Louis XIV. Paris: Éditions Vincent, Fréal. OCLC 562063179, 780531730, 1096782.