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Château de Maisons
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The Château de Maisons, designed by François Mansart from 1630 to 1651, is a prime example of French baroque architecture and a reference point in the history of French architecture. The château is located in Maisons-Laffitte, a northwestern suburb of Paris, in the department of Yvelines, Île-de-France.
Château de Maisons, southeast-facing garden front
Château de Maisons, southeast-facing garden front
The cour d'honneur and the entrance front
The cour d'honneur and the entrance front
Main vestibule, viewed toward the stair hall in the right wing
Main vestibule, viewed toward the stair hall in the right wing
Main vestibule ceiling
Main vestibule ceiling
François Mansart
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François Mansart was a French architect credited with introducing classicism into Baroque architecture of France. The Encyclopædia Britannica cites him as the most accomplished of 17th-century French architects whose works "are renowned for their high degree of refinement, subtlety, and elegance".
François Mansart, detail of a double portrait of Mansart and Claude Perrault, by Philippe de Champaigne
François Mansart, detail of a double portrait of Mansart and Claude Perrault, by Philippe de Champaigne
The Château de Balleroy, Mansart's earliest surviving work
The Château de Balleroy, Mansart's earliest surviving work
The Church of the Visitation in the Rue Saint-Antoine, now the Temple du Marais
The Church of the Visitation in the Rue Saint-Antoine, now the Temple du Marais
Château de Maisons, a defining work in French architecture
Château de Maisons, a defining work in French architecture