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Château de Marly
This is a reconstruction of the Château de Marly as it looked around the turn of the 18th century (1700). The replica itself is scaled at 1.25:1 (1.25 blocks = 1 meter), and it includes the main pavilion, its gardens, and other buildings, such as the gatehouse, chapel, and servants' quarters.
History
Château de Marly, circa 1724.
Nearly three years before Louis XIV moved the royal court to Versailles, he started construction on Chateau de Marly. The sun king yearned for a scenic retreat between Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and Marly was the perfect location.
Louis' premier architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart and painter Charles Le Brun designed Marly together as they were working on the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Louis XIV is notable for his affinity for mythological themes and the sun god Apollo, symbols of which decorated the vast majority of the buildings at Marly.
Construction was finished by the year 1684, and Louis XIV began staying there in 1686 with a small entourage of his closest friends. The pavilion du Roi was themed after Apollo; every other pavilion was themed after gods like Apollo, Hercules, and symbols like Victory and Fame. Although it was styled as a modest hunting lodge, once Louis XIV soon opened the hydraulic water system in June 1684, it featured impressive waterworks, surpassing Versailles in that aspect. Marly even supplied water to Versailles.
Marly’s popularity faded after Louis XIV died in 1715. Later rulers found it gloomy. Its river was removed in 1728, and during the French Revolution, its famous sculptures, like the Chevaux de Marly, were moved to Paris (now in the Louvre).
In 1799, Marly was sold to an industrialist who installed a cotton factory on the grounds. Shortly after it failed, the château was razed in 1806. Napoleon bought the land in 1807 and the grounds of the château has since then become a public park.
This is a reconstruction of the Château de Marly as it looked around the turn of the 18th century (1700). The replica itself is scaled at 1.25:1 (1.25 blocks = 1 meter), and it includes the main pavilion, its gardens, and other buildings, such as the gatehouse, chapel, and servants' quarters.
History
History
Château de Marly, circa 1724.
Nearly three years before Louis XIV moved the royal court to Versailles, he started construction on Chateau de Marly. The sun king yearned for a scenic retreat between Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and Marly was the perfect location.
Louis' premier architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart and painter Charles Le Brun designed Marly together as they were working on the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Louis XIV is notable for his affinity for mythological themes and the sun god Apollo, symbols of which decorated the vast majority of the buildings at Marly.
Construction was finished by the year 1684, and Louis XIV began staying there in 1686 with a small entourage of his closest friends. The pavilion du Roi was themed after Apollo; every other pavilion was themed after gods like Apollo, Hercules, and symbols like Victory and Fame. Although it was styled as a modest hunting lodge, once Louis XIV soon opened the hydraulic water system in June 1684, it featured impressive waterworks, surpassing Versailles in that aspect. Marly even supplied water to Versailles.
Marly’s popularity faded after Louis XIV died in 1715. Later rulers found it gloomy. Its river was removed in 1728, and during the French Revolution, its famous sculptures, like the Chevaux de Marly, were moved to Paris (now in the Louvre).
In 1799, Marly was sold to an industrialist who installed a cotton factory on the grounds. Shortly after it failed, the château was razed in 1806. Napoleon bought the land in 1807 and the grounds of the château has since then become a public park.
Progress
A to-do list of the things that still need to be done. This list may be subject to change in the future:
To-do list
- Le pavillon royal
-Interior: Incomplete(In Progress)
-Exterior: Finished - Twelve Pavilions
-Interior: Finished
-Exterior: Finished - Le pavillon de la perspective
-Interior: Incomplete
-Exterior: Incomplete - Salle des gardes
-Interior: Incomplete
-Exterior: Finished - Pavillon de la chapelle
-Interior: Incomplete
-Exterior: Finished - Les jardins de Louis XIV
-Incomplete(In Progress)
Credit
- AkiraBuilds for her wonderful tree pack
- J8054 for allowing me to use two of his statues and giving general advice
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