Exhibition: castle life under Louis XVI

Name: Exposición: la vida de castillo bajo Luis XVI
Start: 2024-09-21T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-09-22T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château de Bénouville

The castle of Bénouville is one of the masterpieces of the architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. It was an exceptional residence that his owners, the Marquis and the Marquise de Livry, had…

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Département du Calvados

The castle of Bénouville is one of the masterpieces of the architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. It is an exceptional house that its owners, the Marquis and the Marquise of Livry, had commissioned and that they wanted comfortable, modern, and adapted to the lifestyle of the society of their time.

About the location

Château de Bénouville

Château de Bénouville, 14970 Bénouville

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Between Caen and Ouistreham, the castle of Bénouville is located in the middle of a vast wooded park and bordered by the lateral canal to the Orne. It is the work of the visionary architect of the XVIIIth century. Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806). Together with the Arc et Senans salt works, it is one of his best preserved works.