Château de Voltaire
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Château de Voltaire is an 18th-century residence in Ferney-Voltaire, France, best known as the longtime home of the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire and a key site of his intellectual and literary activity.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
château
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cultural heritage site → historic house → museum → |
| architecturalStyle |
18th-century architecture
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classical architecture → |
| associatedWith |
French Enlightenment
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| builtInPeriod |
18th century
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| category |
Historic house museums in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Monuments historiques of Ain → Museums in Ain → |
| commissionedBy |
Voltaire
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| constructionEnd |
1766
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| constructionStart |
1758
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| continent |
Europe
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| country |
France
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| currentUse |
museum open to the public
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| department |
Ain
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| formerResidenceOf |
Voltaire
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| hasFeature |
Voltaire’s study
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chapel → formal gardens → library rooms → outbuildings → parkland → terrace with view toward the Alps → |
| hasWebsite |
https://www.chateau-ferney-voltaire.fr
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| heritageDesignation |
monument historique
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| heritageDesignationBy |
French Ministry of Culture
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| heritageDesignationCountry |
France
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| heritageDesignationYear |
1958
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| locatedIn |
Ain
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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Ferney-Voltaire → eastern France → |
| locatedNear |
Geneva
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Swiss border → |
| municipality |
Ferney-Voltaire
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| namedAfter |
Voltaire
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| notableResident |
Voltaire
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| ownedBy |
Centre des monuments nationaux
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| owner |
Voltaire
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| region |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
NERFINISHED
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| significance |
key site of Voltaire’s literary production
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major site of Enlightenment intellectual activity → |
| tourismType |
Enlightenment heritage site
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literary tourism site → |
| usedAs |
Voltaire’s primary residence
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| yearsOfResidence |
1759–1778
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ferney-Voltaire
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hasHeritageSite |