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Château de Bagatelle

France · 18th century

Founded
1777
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Architect
François-Joseph Bélanger
Heritage status
classified historical monument
Location
16th arrondissement of Paris
Coordinates
48.87167°, 2.24722°
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Château de Bagatelle in France
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Château de Bagatelle (French pronunciation: [ʃato də baɡatɛl]), located in the Parc de Bagatelle in Paris, is a Neoclassical-style château with several French formal gardens, a rose garden and an orangerie. It is set on 59 acres (24 hectares) of grounds in French landscape style within the Bois de Boulogne, which is located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

The château also became famous as a reference point for the duel scene in the affaire: An Incident at the Opera Ball on Mardi Gras in 1778.

Text adapted from “Château de Bagatelle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château de Bagatelle ranks #2,667 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #206 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded 1777, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,135 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 45 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Paris, 8 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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