Château de Lunéville
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The Château de Lunéville is an 18th-century French Baroque palace in northeastern France, often called the "Versailles of Lorraine" for its grand architecture and historical role as a ducal residence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Château de Lunéville canonical | 2 |
| Château de Lunéville (works for the Duke of Lorraine) | 1 |
| Lunéville Castle | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
château
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ palace ⓘ |
| architect | Germain Boffrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
French Baroque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rococo ⓘ |
| architecturalType | ducal residence ⓘ |
| category |
Baroque palaces in France
ⓘ
Châteaux in Meurthe-et-Moselle ⓘ Historic house museums in France ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Leopold, Duke of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 1720s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1700 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural venue
ⓘ
museum spaces ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| era | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| formerFunction | ducal residence of Lorraine ⓘ |
| formerOwner | Dukes of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapel
ⓘ
cour d'honneur ⓘ formal gardens ⓘ park ⓘ pavilions ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | château and park ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| inception | early 18th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Palace of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lunéville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Meurthe-et-Moselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPartOf | northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Grand Est
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Conseil départemental de Meurthe-et-Moselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Versailles of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
French formal garden layout
ⓘ
ornamental water features ⓘ symmetrical Baroque façade ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Françoise de Graffigny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanisław Leszczyński NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restorationAfter | 2003 fire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Treaty of Lunéville (1801) signed in Lunéville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
major fire in 2003 ⓘ |
| usedAs | residence of Stanisław Leszczyński, former king of Poland ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Château de Lunéville (works for the Duke of Lorraine)
this entity surface form:
Lunéville Castle