The Château Maisons Laffitte, part II !!!

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This brings lots of good memories of my time while living in Versailles, we came here often especially to shop and did sightseeing too, This is a royal town of France but seldom mentioned or seen, sort of like an off the beaten path town. I have a few posts on it in my blog and glad to have found me more pictures in my cd rom vault that should be in for you and me. Maisons-Laffitte is a town in the département 78 Yvelines in the region of Île-de-France,of my belle France, Therefore, here is my take again on the Château of Maisons-Laffitte , part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

This is the Château de Maisons Laffitte seldom visited but is a must for the architecture and the history of it . Well, it was not far from me as only 19 km along the Bd du Roi to Place de la Loi left on the roundabout to Bd Saint Antoine, or D186 continue same road becomes Route de Saint Germain, then Route de Versailles goes underneath the A13 autoroute de Normandie but continue becoming the N186 road same Route de Versailles continue on the roundabout of the Grille Royale bear rignt and continue same road bearing left onto Avenue de Saint Germain which same road becomes Avenue Charles de Gaulle bear right onto Bd Pierre Brosselette goes by the post office bdlg of Le Pecq and continue on Quai Maurice Berteaux with the Seine river on your right side this same road becomes Quai Voltaire or D159 road it then becomes Route du Pecq bear right onto Rue Maurice Berteaux or D157 road continue thru City center Le Mesnil du Roi bearing right onto Rue Etienne Peroux then left onto Rue de Mesnil continue into rue Carnot and the castle,

The castle was built by François Mansart, uncle of Jules Hardouin-Mansart who will build Versailles a few years later… This new castle takes the place of the previous castle built by the two lineages of house Lords. The castle will be great, to receive the king during the hunts in the forest of Saint-Germain. It is for this reason that the entrance to the monument is back to the Seine, preceded by a wide avenue coming from the forest. Construction started around 1642, ending at 1650. king Louis XIV lodged there in 1671 on the day of the death of Philippe François de France, duke d’Anjou.

In 1818, the estate passed to Jacques Laffitte. The famous banker then began subdividing it from 1824 onwards, dividing the park. The park and the small adjoining park were bought back by France in 1905 and became a sculpture museum for a few years until the start of the Great War or WWI. It then remained empty and neglected for many years before finally being restored, which is why it is now open to the public.

The Maisons-Laffitte park covers an area of ​​419.5 ha, of which: 147.6 ha are owned by the ASP (Association Syndicale du Parc de Maisons-Laffitte) 36.2 ha of reserves and built properties; 84 ha of avenues and squares; 27.4 ha of land granted to France Galop and the Sports Park ,and 271.9 ha are private properties (75.1 ha for the racecourse).

The grounds surrounding the castle covered a very large area and were divided into two parts: The small park, covering thirty-three hectares, to the east of the grounds, situated between the main avenue leading from the village gate and the château. Surrounding the château’s platform was the small park, composed of flowerbeds and ponds set on terraces sloping down to the river. The large park, covering three hundred hectares, to the west of the grounds, situated between the main avenue leading from the village gate and the Saint-Germain forest.

The official château of Maisons-Laffitte: http://www.chateau-maisons.fr/en/

The Friends of the Château of Maisons-Laffitte: http://amisduchateau.fr/sacm/la-sacm/

The Parc of Maisons Laffitte on its history : https://parcmaisonslaffitte.org/un-peu-dhistoire/

The city of Maisons-Laffite on the castle: https://www.maisonslaffitte.fr/Histoire+et+patrimoine/10038/D/22/10007/A1

The Maisons-Laffitte tourist office on the castle: https://www.tourisme-maisonslaffitte.fr/adresse/chateau-de-maisons/

There you go folks ,you are all set for a wonderful experience in Maisons-Laffitte,  believe me. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Château Maisons Laffitte, part II !!! as I.

And remember , happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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