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15/07/2024

🏨 The Caryatid of the Hotel Chappaz in Béziers, France, is a sculpture by Jean-Antoine Injalbert. Injalbert, a renowned French sculptor, created this piece as part of the architectural embellishments for the Hotel Chappaz.

🏰👩‍🎨 Caryatids are sculpted female figures serving as architectural supports, taking the place of columns or pillars. This particular caryatid exemplifies Injalbert’s mastery in combining classical themes with intricate detailing, contributing to the aesthetic and structural grandeur of the building.

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12/07/2024

Plessis-Brion Castle, known locally as Château du Plessis-Brion 🏰, nestled in the charming village of Le Plessis-Brion in France’s Oise department 🇫🇷.

🏰 This Renaissance gem, built in the early 16th century by Jean de Poumereux, Marquess of Plessis-Brion and Grand Master of Artillery to King Francis I ⚜️, stands on the foundations of a medieval predecessor.

👑 Through marriage in 1524, the castle passed to the Béthune-Chârost family. Between 1598 and 1640, it was owned by Philippe de Béthune, the younger brother of the Duke of Sully. Later, it changed hands several times, with Nicolas de Breda acquiring it in 1762. His descendants maintained ownership until 1924.

📆 Despite suffering damage during World War I 💔, the castle was lovingly restored in 1920 🛠️.

😳 Interestingly, a replica of Plessis-Brion Castle exists in Larchmont, New York 🗽. Built by Earl R. Van Sickle, a tailor who fell in love with the original during a 1922 visit to France, this American version reflects his admiration, even featuring in an ad in 1928. Though privately owned and not open to the public, it’s a testament to the castle’s enduring charm 🏯.

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10/07/2024

🌊🗿 This stunning 9 ft bronze and stainless steel statue of Kópakonan (The Seal Wife) by Hans Pauli Olsen!

🧜🏻‍♀️ Installed in Mikladalur Harbor on Kalsoy, one of the Faroe Islands, in August 2014, it brings to life the famous folk tale of the cursed village of Mikladalur.

🧜🏻‍♀️🧚 In Faroese folklore, the story of “Kópakonan” is legendary. Seals were believed to be humans who transformed into seals and vice versa. Once a year, on the Thirteenth night, they shed their seal skins and roamed the land as humans, dancing and celebrating.

📌 Despite facing 13-meter waves, this statue has become a must-see attraction, drawing thousands of visitors. In early 2015, an 11.5-meter wave crashed over it, but it stood strong, undamaged by the powerful forces of nature.

07/07/2024

🏰 Plessis-Bo**ré Castle, locally known as Château du Plessis-Bo**ré, is located southeast of the village of Écuillé in the Maine-et-Loire department of France.

🤴🏼 The castle was constructed by Jean Bo**ré between 1468 and 1473. Jean, who served as Finance Minister and principal advisor to King Louis XI, was often away due to his duties. Therefore, his wife, Marguerite de Feschal, oversaw the building process from Vaux Castle, a nearby castle also built by Jean just before 1468, situated about 25 kilometers to the north.

🌆 The architectural style of Plessis-Bo**ré Castle represents a transition from the High Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Its wide moat, double drawbridge, robust towers, and wall-walks highlight its defensive features, while the large courtyard with an arcaded gallery, spacious rooms with high mullioned windows, and rich decorations emphasize comfort. The exterior of the castle has remained virtually unchanged since its construction.

📅🤴🏼 After its completion, the castle was visited by two French kings within the same century: Louis XI in 1479 and his successor Charles VIII, accompanied by his older sister Anne of France, in 1487.

🤵‍♂️ 👰‍♀️ Jean and Marguerite’s descendants became the Counts of Plessis-Bo**ré and Marquesses of Jarzé. Through marriage, the castle passed to the Savary de Brèves family in the latter half of the 17th century.

💰 In 1751, the castle was sold to the La Planche de Ruillé family. The last descendant of this family died at the castle in 1835. By 1850, the castle was abandoned and put up for sale, with the threat of being turned into a stone quarry due to a lack of buyers. To prevent this, it was eventually purchased by a notary from Angers.

📅 In 1911, Henri Vaïsse acquired Plessis-Bo**ré. The castle was later inherited by the Duke of Dalmatia, who opened it to the public in 1955. The Duke’s descendants continued to reside on the castle grounds until 2018 and still own the castle today.

06/07/2024

👨‍🎨🖼️ “The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus,” painted in 1829 by François-Joseph Navez (Belgian, 1787-1869).

🏛️In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus was the child of Aphrodite and Hermes. According to Ovid, he was a very handsome boy.

📌 The nymph Salmacis tried to force herself on him and prayed to be united with him forever. A god answered her prayer by merging their forms into one, creating a hermaphrodite. His name comes from his parents’ names, Hermes and Aphrodite.

05/07/2024

👨‍🎨 John Collier (1850-1934)

🖼️ Lady Godiva, 1880-1898

The story of Lady Godiva, depicted by John Collier between 1880 and 1898, goes that her husband promised to lift the taxes on the people on the condition that she rode naked through the city on horseback. 🚴‍♀️ She asked the inhabitants to stay at home with their shutters closed. 🏡 In this way, the taxes were lifted, and she was able to preserve her honor.

The young woman’s face is bowed, a symbol of humility. 🙏 She sits on a white horse adorned in red, representing purity and passion. Unlike Lady Godiva, the horse is depicted with vigorous strength, erect ears, and a determined gait. 🐴💪

04/07/2024

02/07/2024

🗿 Le Passe-Muraille

🏛️ “Le Passe-Muraille” is a story written by French author Marcel Aymé. Regarded as a classic of French literature, the tale is rich in cultural references and has garnered significant acclaim. “Le Passe-Muraille” translates to “The Man Who Walked Through Walls” in English.

📆 The story revolves around Dutilleul, an ordinary clerk living in Montmartre, who discovers he has a mysterious ability. Dutilleul possesses the power to walk through walls, enabling him to navigate through solid structures at will. This newfound ability drastically alters his life and plunges him into a series of comedic misadventures.

👩‍🎨”Le Passe-Muraille” explores the impact of extraordinary abilities on human relationships, societal norms, and individual identity. Marcel Aymé offers readers an ironic perspective and skillfully blends fantastical elements with reality. The story is considered a significant work in French literature and has been adapted for the stage numerous times.

01/07/2024

In Greek mythology, Danae is the daughter of Acrisios, king of Argos and Eurydice daughter of Lacedaemon.

Zeus in the form of golden rain falls on her body. Thus a son is born, Perseus who killed Medusa, in a crater in Boeotia, 450 BC

📍Louvre museum

30/06/2024

A statue of a weeper made in France c1450 to decorate the tomb of Duke Jean de Berry. Made from alabaster with traces of gilding, it stands 39cm high. The tomb was dismembered and partially destroyed during the French Revolution.

28/06/2024

🌟 De Haar Castle

📍 Located next to the village of Haarzuilens in Utrecht, Netherlands.

🏰 De Haar Castle is one of the most visited castles in the Netherlands, second only to Muiden Castle. The fairy-tale Gothic castle we see today was built between 1892 and 1912, incorporating the 15th-century ruins of the original castle.

🏰 Founded in the 14th century, De Haar Castle was first mentioned in 1391. Originally owned by the Van de Haar family, it later passed to the Van Zuylen family in 1449 through marriage.

⚔️ The castle got its unique pentagonal shape after being destroyed in 1482. It had large round towers and a moated pentagon with living quarters around a courtyard.

🌳 In the 17th century, the castle changed hands and fell into ruin. In 1890, baron Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt inherited the ruins and, with the help of his wealthy wife, Helene de Rothschild, began rebuilding the castle.

🏰 The famous Dutch architect, Dr. PJH Cuypers, led the reconstruction, creating the neo-Gothic masterpiece we see today. The castle was equipped with modern amenities, including electricity, and a large hall was created from the former courtyard.

🌳 The surrounding park was created by relocating 7000 mature trees from across Utrecht, and the village of Haarzuilens was moved to make way for it.

🖼️ The interior of De Haar Castle is luxuriously decorated with valuable antiques from around the world, including an 18th-century Japanese palanquin from the Tokugawa family, collected by the baron and his baroness.

$📍Saône-et-Loire, France. Cluny Abbey. 🏡Only a fraction of this once gigantic abbey remains, it must have been incredible...$

27/06/2024

📍Saône-et-Loire, France. Cluny Abbey.

🏡Only a fraction of this once gigantic abbey remains, it must have been incredible. The largest church in Christendom until Saint Peter’s was constructed.

📌 When man built with stone the architecture is timeless. Invites Wanderers from all over the world to be amazed. Abbey was begun in 910, and it was disbanded in 1790 during the French Revolution, not a fan. The French and their architecture.

26/06/2024

🏰 Braux-Sainte-Cohière Castle, also known locally as Château de Braux-Sainte-Cohière or simply Château de Braux, is situated in the village of Braux-Sainte-Cohière in the Marne department of France.

📅 The history of lordship in Braux dates back to the late 14th century, shared between the King of France and Jehan de Saulx, Lord of Braux, Epense, and Bignipont. Positioned on the border between the French kingdom and the Duchy of Lorraine, and located near an ancient Roman road, it held significant strategic importance.

🏰👑 The current castle, constructed in the late 16th century by Philippe de Thomassin, Lord of Braux and later Viscount of Châlon, replaced an earlier structure. Philippe, a loyal companion to French kings Henry III and Henry IV during the tumultuous Wars of Religion, intended the castle to symbolize royal authority in the region. Initially designed as a fortified military commandery, it housed a troop of light cavalry while Philippe himself resided in Châlons.

📅 Over time, as the region was pacified following Lorraine’s attachment to the Kingdom of France and advancements in weaponry such as metal cannonballs, the castle’s military significance diminished. By the late 17th century, the castle’s officer quarters were transformed into a comfortable residence.

🌙 Ownership of the castle passed through several families including the Le Gorlier de Verneuils, the Drouets, the Dorigny d’Agny’s, the Darteins, and the Bussingers until it was acquired by the Institut de France, a prestigious French learned society, in 2007.

📅 Despite this, the castle remained vacant for several years until it was purchased in a state of disrepair by its current owners in 2014. Since then, they have been gradually restoring it, with the dovecote being the only remaining structure from the earlier 15th century castle.

24/06/2024

📍Mespelbrunn Castle, locally known as Schloss Mespelbrunn, lies south of the village of the same name, in the Bavaria region in Germany.

📅 The predecessor of Mespelbrunn Castle was just a simple, unfortified manor house next to a small lake, built shortly after 1412 by Hamann Echter. At the time the area was a wild and unexploited virgin forest, used as a hideout by bandits and Hussites. So, already in 1427, Hamann’s son rebuilt the house into a fortified castle with walls, towers, and a moat.

📝 Between 1551 and 1569 the castle was reconstructed by Peter Echter of Mespelbrunn, and his wife Gertrud of Adelsheim, giving it its present appearance. Of the medieval castle only the round keep remained.

👑 Because of its remote and secluded location, the castle escaped harm during the Thirty Years’s War in the early 17th century. In 1665 the last male heir of the Echter family died. The castle then passed to the last Echter family member; Maria Ottilia, and because she had married a member of the Ingelheim family in 1648, it became a property of the Counts of Ingelheim.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The family then were given imperial approval to name themselves Counts of Ingelheim called Echter von und zu Mespelbrunn.

📅 In the 1930s the Ingelheim family experienced financial troubles which forced them to open Mespelbrunn Castle to the public. They still own it and inhabit the southern wing of the castle.
At present Mespelbrunn Castle can be visited for a fee. It is used as a museum and wedding venue. A nice castle, worth your visit.

23/06/2024

👨‍🎨 Rinaldo Carnielo (1853-1910)

🎵🪦 Mozart Expirant

📍Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux

🎵🪦 This sculpture captures a poignant moment as Mozart lies dying. Dressed in a ruffled shirt, with a woolen blanket over his legs, Mozart is half-reclined in a chair, his head resting on a pillow.

🎵📝 His left hand holds a music sheet, his eyes are half-closed, and his mouth slightly open, revealing his teeth. The sculpture is noted for its meticulous detail, from the textures of the blanket and pillow to the musical notes of Mozart’s Requiem.

🎵🪦 Carnielo masterfully renders the softness of the pillow in marble, demonstrating exceptional skill in capturing different textures. The composition’s rigor is seen in the alignment of the figure’s body within the chair’s horizontal and vertical lines. This piece is a significant example of Italian funerary sculpture, immortalizing Mozart’s transition from life to death.

🎵🪦 Despite initial rejection for being too somber, the sculpture was eventually accepted and exhibited in Paris, later finding its home in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux. Carnielo, educated in Padua and Florence, often depicted tragic and macabre themes, with this sculpture marking a significant point in his career.

22/06/2024

📍Mollien Staircase, Paris, France

The Mollien Staircase at the Louvre, with its graceful neoclassical design and opulent décor, serves as a stunning introduction to the museum’s vast art collection, showcasing the grandeur of French architecture and culture.

21/06/2024

🖼️ Saint Cecilia

👨‍🎨 Guido Reni

✍🏽 According to the story, despite her vow of virginity, Cecilia was forced by her parents to marry a pagan nobleman named Valerian. During the wedding, Cecilia sat apart singing to God in her heart, and for that she was later declared the saint of musicians. When the time came for her marriage to be consummated Cecilia told Valerian that watching over her was an angel of the Lord, who would punish him if he sexually violated her but would love him if he respected her virginity.

📝 When Valerian asked to see the angel, Cecilia replied that he could if he would go to the third milestone on the Via Appia and be baptized by Pope Urban I. After following Cecilia’s advice, he saw the angel standing beside her and crowning her with a chaplet of roses and lilies.

20/06/2024

🖼️ Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon

👨‍🎨 Ligier Richier

🔍 The tomb consists of an altarpiece and a limestone statue of a putrefied and skinless co**se which stands upright and extends his left hand outwards. It was commissioned as the resting place of René of Chalon, Prince of Orange, son-in-law of Duke Antoine of Lorraine. René was
killed aged 25 at the siege of St. Dizier on 15 July 1544, from a wound sustained in battle the previous day.

✍🏽 Richier presents him as an écorché, with his skin and muscles decayed, leaving him reduced to a skeleton. His left arm is raised as if gesturing towards heaven. At one point, his heart
was supposedly held in a reliquary, placed in the hand of the figure’s raised arm.

🔍📝 The gesture may be in reference to the
biblical passage from Job 19:26: “And though after my skin, worms destroy my body, yet in my flesh shall I see God”. The figure in general has been described as a “rotting co**se with shredded muscles falling from the bones and skin
hanging in flaps over a hollow carcass”.

19/06/2024

🏰 Cœuvres Castle, locally known as Château de Cœuvres, lies in the village of Cœuvres-et-Valsery, in the Aisne department in France.

📆 Cœuvres Castle dates back to the 16th century when it was probably built by a member of the Estrées family, nobles already known since the 15th century.

👑 👸 In the beginning of the 17th century it was owned by François Annibal d’Estrées, first Marquis of Cœuvres but later made Duke of Estrées by Louis XIV of France. He had the castle embellished in 1608. At the end of that century it passed to the Tellier family through marriage.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 In 1771 Louis Charles César Le Tellier died without issue and the castle was inherited by Louis Alexandre Céleste d’Aumont de Villequier. During the French Revolution, in 1791, Louis helped organize the Flight to Varennes of King Louis XVI of France, his queen Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family.

🔍📝 It was an attempt to escape from Paris in order to initiate a counter-revolution. The attempt failed and the king and his family were captured at Varennes. After that failure Louis also fled, to Brussels, and his estate and castle were confiscated.

💰 Cœuvres Castle was then put up for sale and bought, in 1797, by Charles Raymond de Grange de Rancy. Through inheritance it passed to Albert de Bertier de Sauvigny in 1883.

🏰📆 In September 1914 German troops entered the castle and Albert was forced to accommodate Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and the Prince of Saxe-Meiningen. Two weeks later the Germans were expelled during the First Battle of the Marne and the castle was taken into use by the French 6th Army. General Michel Joseph Maunory installed his headquarters here. During the course of WW I the castle would be used by various regiments and served as a hospital. In 1918, during the Second Battle of the Marne, the village and castle were situated in the midst of heavy artillery fire and tank fights during which they were completely ruined.

18/06/2024

📍The Monument to the Republic, or Monument à la République, is an iconic structure located in the heart of Paris, France.

👩‍🎨 Designed by the French sculptor Léopold Morice and completed in 1883, it serves as a powerful symbol of the values of the French Republic: liberty, equality, and fraternity.

📌 The monument features a central statue representing the concept of the Republic, a female figure holding a laurel wreath in one hand and a tablet inscribed with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in the other.

📌 Surrounding this central figure are statues symbolizing liberty, equality, and fraternity, as well as allegorical representations of various revolutionary and patriotic themes.

📌 Throughout its history, the Monument to the Republic has been a focal point for political gatherings, demonstrations, and celebrations. It has witnessed pivotal moments in French history, including protests, commemorations, and rallies for social and political causes.

📌 Standing proudly in the Place de la République, the monument continues to inspire and resonate with both locals and visitors alike, serving as a reminder of the enduring values upon which the French Republic was founded.

16/06/2024

📍🏰 Guingamp Castle, locally known as Château de Guingamp or more commonly as Château de Pierre II, lies in the town of the same name, in the Côtes-d’Armor department in France.

📆 The first fortification at this site was a motte castle built somewhere during the 11th century by the House of Penthièvre, Counts of Guingamp. This mound, 30 meters in diameter, was razed in the 12th century by order of the royal House of Plantagenet after they regained the Duchy of Brittany.

🔍 Between the 12th and the 14th century a new polygonal enclosure was built here. That castle lasted until 1420 when John V, Duke of Brittany, ordered its destruction. His son Peter received the title Count of Guingamp from him.

👑 It was Peter, who would later become Duke of Brittany as Peter II, who, in the first part of the 15th century, ordered the construction of the castle of which we see the remains today. Hence its present name. In the mid-15th century the castle formed an integral part of the city ramparts. Peter’s castle was built as an artillery fortress with a square ground plan of 36 by 36 meters and with 4 circular corner towers.

📆 In 1489 the castle and town were besieged by the troops of Charles VIII of France, led by the Viscount of Rohan. They suffered another siege in 1591, during the French Wars of Religion.
In 1626 César, Duke of Vendôme and half-brother of Louis XIII of France, was Lord of Guingamp. As he was implicated in the Chalais Conspiracy against Cardinal Richelieu, he was arrested and imprisoned in Vincennes Castle in Paris.

🔍 Guingamp Castle was then also dismantled on Louis’ order. César spent 4 years in Vincennes before he was released and exiled.

📆 During the 19th century the site of the dismantled castle was built over, with the new building serving as a girl’s school by nuns. At the end of the 20th century the school moved out and after the buildings were cleared archaeological excavations followed in 2005. In recent years the castle’s remains were consolidated and upgraded to a little town park.

13/06/2024

📍🏰 Yvoire Castle, locally known as Château d’Yvoire, lies in the town of the same name, on the southern shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman in French), in the Haute-Savoie department in France.

🏰 🌊 Yvoire Castle was built in the early 14th century by Amadeus V, Count of Savoy. From 1306 he fortified the entire village as it was situated on a strategic location on a point between the “small lake” and the “large lake” that form Lake Geneva. For half a century, the village of Yvoire had an important military role, which earned certain freedoms for its inhabitants in 1324.

📆 During the 16th century, from 1536 to 1591, the region was occupied by forces of the independent city of Bern, who were allies of the French and the independent city of Geneva.

🔍 During this occupation the village lost its ramparts and military role. Yvoire Castle was burnt and remained roofless for 350 years.
In 1655 the castle was acquired by the d’Yvoire family. Between 1919 and 1939 they had the castle restored and gave it a new roof and 4 corner turrets.

12/06/2024

🏰 Papegault Tower, locally known as Tour du Papegault, lies in the center of the town of Montfort-sur-Meu, in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in France.

👑 📆 Papegault Tower was the keep of the former castle of Montfort, which in its part was part of the town walls. This castle, rebuilt on the site of an earlier one from the 11th century, was built by Raoul VIII in 1389. This castle was destroyed in 1627.

📝 The name of the tower, in old French, translates to Parrot Tower. It received its name from a medieval yearly archery contest in which a wooden parrot was placed on top of the tower which the contestants had to hit.

📆 During the 19th and 20th century it served as a prison. At present Papegault Tower can be visited for a small fee. Inside are 4 floors, reached through a spiral staircase, which are now used as a small regional museum. On the circular wall walk you have a nice view of the town. A very nice tower; I especially like its red stones.

11/06/2024

Château de Brissac in France 🏰✨

The Château de Brissac is a stunning castle located in Brissac-Quincé, Maine-et-Loire, France. It’s owned by the Cossé-Brissac family, with the head being the Duke of Brissac. Listed as a monument historique, it’s the tallest château in France! 🏰✨

Originally built in the 11th century, it was later rebuilt in the 15th century. After some dramatic history during the French Wars of Religion, it was reconstructed in 1611. In 1620, King Louis XIII and his mother met here for a truce. 💬👑

Though ransacked during the French Revolution, it was restored starting in 1844 and remains a beautiful historical site today. 🌟✨

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09/06/2024

📍Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, France

🤴🏼Saint Denis, the first bishop of Paris and the city’s patron saint, was captured by Roman soldiers while preaching in Northern France in AD 250.

🪦 He was imprisoned, tortured, and eventually beheaded on the hill of Montmartre. Legend has it that Saint Denis picked up his severed head, washed it in a fountain, continued preaching, walked several kilometers north, where he wished to be buried, and died there.

🏛️💒 Today, at the site where St. Denis died a martyr and where his tomb is located, stands the Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis. Even before the construction of the basilica, there was a monastery dedicated to Saint Denis. Due to the interest in Saint Denis‘ cult and the desire of aristocrats to be buried near him, the monastery eventually became an exclusive burial place for the royal dynasty, leading to various expansions of the monastery in the 6th and 7th centuries.

📌 This basilica houses the monumental tombs of nearly all the French kings who ruled from the Middle Ages onwards. Besides functioning as a church since 1862, the Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis is recognized as a historical monument in France.

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