Guided tour of the Château des Chaînées
Here everything is geometry, rigour and yet voluptuousness. Once the foot has set in the intriguing Chevregny Castle, and as the visit progresses through the four levels of construction, fluid and symmetrical, the ghosts of the 1920s get back to life... (Aisne Nouvelle, August 2015).
The Château des Chaînées was built in the 1920s by Parisian architect Paul Robine, the unintended result of the destruction that occurred during the Nivelle offensive of May-June 1917. It set to music the wishes of the founding family of a house of English and modernist inspiration to the omnipresent geometric obsession. Playing with the light between transparency and reflections, Paul Robine creates a paradoxical work, both rooted in tradition and profoundly modern.
Although the Château des Chaînées is an assumed and impressionable setting, it was built with an economy of means and frugality that make it an exercise in anticipation of current 'low-tech' research.
The Château des Chaînées in its entirety and its park have been listed as Historical Monuments since November 2021.
Conditions of visit:
The park is exceptionally open to visitors for the 2022 European Heritage Days. The owners offer a guided historical and architectural tour of the exteriors based on old photos and the plans of the architect.
4 Saturday tour slots:
- 10.00, 11.30, 15.00 and 16.30 (other hours for Sundays)
- departure of visits at the entrance to the property