Château de Sceaux
Castle in Sceaux, France
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The Château de Sceaux (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) so]) is a grand country house in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, approximately 10 km (6 mi) south-southwest of the centre of Paris. Situated in a large park laid out by André Le Nôtre, partly in Antony, visitors can tour the house, outbuildings and gardens.
The former château was built for Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's minister of finance, who purchased the domaine in 1670. The present château, designed to evoke the Louis XIII style, dates from the Second Empire. Some of Colbert's outbuildings remain, as well as the bones of the garden layout. The Petit Château operates as the Musée de l'Île-de-France, a museum of local history. The Département des Hauts-de-Seine operates the site as the Musée du Domaine départemental de Sceaux.
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Antony, Hauts-de-Seine
Subprefecture and commune in Île-de-France, France
1.4 mi away
Fontenay-aux-Roses
Commune in Île-de-France, France
1.1 mi away
Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine
Commune in Île-de-France, France
0.5 mi away
Châtenay-Malabry
Commune in Île-de-France, France
1.2 mi away
Hôtel de Ville, Châtenay-Malabry
Town hall in Châtenay-Malabry, France
1.1 mi away
Hôtel de Ville, Antony
Town hall in Antony, France
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