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The Château de Maisons
Architectures series
Editor(s) of the series: Richard Copans, Stan Neumann
The "Architectures" series highlights a selection of the world's most significant monuments, considering each with regard to its historical and geographical context. Each film pays equal attention to the inside and outside of the building in question.
Director(s): Juliette Garcias
Scientific advisor(s): Geneviève Bresc, Florence de la Roncière
Genre
Documentary
Copyright
2008
Length
26 minutes
Producer(s)
Marie Guirauden, Florence Gilles, Les Films d’Ici
Co-producer(s)
ARTE, Musée d’Orsay, DAPA, Cité de l’architecture, Musée du Louvre
The Château de Maisons-Laffitte, with its gently sloping French-style garden, overlooks the river Seine. Its construction represented a turning point in "château" architecture, and Maisons-Lafitte became a prototype which served as a splendid example of French architectural classicism.
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