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[[Image:Villette101.jpg|thumb|Chateau de Villette. January 2009/Photo by Devin DeHaven]]
[[File:Chateau de Villette.png|thumb|250px|A view of the Château de Villette]]
'''Château Villette''', located 40 minutes away from [[Paris]] in [[Condécourt]], [[France]], is a [[manor house]] containing 18 bedrooms.
The '''Château de Villette''' ({{IPA|fr|ʃato vilɛt}}) is a [[château]] (a [[French architecture|French]] [[manor house]]) located in [[Condécourt]], [[France]], 40 km (24.8 mi) northwest of [[Paris]]. There are numerous outbuildings including a [[chapel]] and adjacent reception room, horse [[stable]] and [[greenhouse]].
There are numerous outbuildings including a [[chapel]] and adjacent reception room, horse [[stable]] and [[greenhouse]].



==History==
==History==
More than {{convert|185|acre|km2}} of garden were designed by [[Le Nôtre]] and spread out behind the chateau in the central axis with two rectangular lakes filled with swans, ducks, birds and fishes, as well as a spectacular cascade and fountain that resembles the one at [[Louis XIV]]'s [[Château de Marly]], surmounted by a [[Neptune]]. The private and serene grounds provide numerous outdoor activities for the chateau guests, including [[jogging]], [[biking]], and [[hunting]]. There is also a [[swimming pool]] and a newly built [[tennis court]]. [[Jules Hardouin-Mansart]] and Le Nôtre designed the [[Palace of Versailles]] at the same time as they designed Chateau de Villette in the 1680s. Therefore Villette was nicknamed "Le Petit Versailles".
More than {{convert|185|acre}} of garden were designed by [[André Le Nôtre]] and spread out behind the château in the central axis with two rectangular lakes filled with swans, ducks, birds and fishes, as well as a cascade and fountain that resembles the one at [[Louis XIV]]'s [[Château de Marly]], surmounted by [[Neptune (mythology)|Neptune]]. The grounds provide outdoor activities for the château guests, including [[jogging]], [[biking]], and [[hunting]]. There is also a [[swimming pool]] and a [[tennis court]]. [[Jules Hardouin-Mansart]] and Le Nôtre designed the [[Palace of Versailles]] at the same time as they designed the Château de Villette in the 1680s. Therefore, Villette was nicknamed ''Le petit Versailles'' ("the little Versailles").


==Films and television series==
==Da Vinci Code==
This French château was chosen to be a part of the shooting locations for a number of films and TV series:
In the [[2006 in film|2006 movie]], ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'', it is known as the place where the character [[Leigh Teabing]] lives.
* ''[[Sky Fighters]]'' (original French title: ''Les Chevaliers du ciel'', first released in 2005), featuring a private mansion owned by the French Air Forces general staff.
* ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' (2006), in which it is the home of [[List of The Da Vinci Code characters|Sir Leigh Teabing]].
* ''In Paradisum'' (2012), a video by the German fashion and art photographer Iris Brosch.
* ''[[La Mante]]'' (2017), a television miniseries, featured the château to where the character Jeanne Deber is transferred.

==See also==
* [[List of tourist attractions in Paris]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.frenchvacation.com/pages/villette/about.html Hotel website]
* [http://www.theheritage-collection.com The château website]
* [http://www.frenchateaux.com Chateau website]


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Latest revision as of 07:28, 26 December 2024

A view of the Château de Villette

The Château de Villette (French pronunciation: [ʃato vilɛt]) is a château (a French manor house) located in Condécourt, France, 40 km (24.8 mi) northwest of Paris. There are numerous outbuildings including a chapel and adjacent reception room, horse stable and greenhouse.

History

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More than 185 acres (75 ha) of garden were designed by André Le Nôtre and spread out behind the château in the central axis with two rectangular lakes filled with swans, ducks, birds and fishes, as well as a cascade and fountain that resembles the one at Louis XIV's Château de Marly, surmounted by Neptune. The grounds provide outdoor activities for the château guests, including jogging, biking, and hunting. There is also a swimming pool and a tennis court. Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Le Nôtre designed the Palace of Versailles at the same time as they designed the Château de Villette in the 1680s. Therefore, Villette was nicknamed Le petit Versailles ("the little Versailles").

Films and television series

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This French château was chosen to be a part of the shooting locations for a number of films and TV series:

  • Sky Fighters (original French title: Les Chevaliers du ciel, first released in 2005), featuring a private mansion owned by the French Air Forces general staff.
  • The Da Vinci Code (2006), in which it is the home of Sir Leigh Teabing.
  • In Paradisum (2012), a video by the German fashion and art photographer Iris Brosch.
  • La Mante (2017), a television miniseries, featured the château to where the character Jeanne Deber is transferred.

See also

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