Château of Vauvenargues

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The Château of Vauvenargues is a historic Provençal castle in southern France best known as one of Pablo Picasso’s residences and his final resting place.

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Château de Vauvenargues 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
country house
historic monument
acquiredBy Pablo Picasso
acquisitionYear 1958
architecturalStyle Provençal
associatedWithArtist Pablo Picasso
bestKnownFor being Pablo Picasso’s final resting place
being one of Pablo Picasso’s residences
burialSiteOf Jacqueline Roque
Pablo Picasso
containsGraveOf Jacqueline Roque
Pablo Picasso
country France
currentOwner heirs of Pablo Picasso
distanceFrom about 15 km east of Aix-en-Provence
elevation approximately 400 metres above sea level
hasAlternativeName Château of Vauvenargues
surface form: Château de Vauvenargues

Picasso’s Château of Vauvenargues
hasBuildingType fortified residence
hasFeature courtyard
defensive walls
terraced gardens
towers
hasFunction private residence
hasMaterial stone
hasPark wooded park
hasPredecessor medieval fortress
hasViewOf Mont Sainte-Victoire
surface form: Montagne Sainte-Victoire
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
heritageDesignationDate 1929
locatedIn Vauvenargues
locatedInDepartment Bouches-du-Rhône
locatedInHistoricProvince Provence
locatedInRegion Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
locatedNear Aix-en-Provence
locatedOn northern slopes of Montagne Sainte-Victoire
notableResident Jacqueline Roque
Pablo Picasso
openToPublic occasionally
ownedBy Jacqueline Roque
Pablo Picasso
rebuiltInCentury 17th century
regionType southern France
usedAs residence of Pablo Picasso
studio of Pablo Picasso

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Pablo Picasso burialPlace Château of Vauvenargues
Château of Vauvenargues hasAlternativeName Château of Vauvenargues
this entity surface form: Château de Vauvenargues