France · 17th century
The Château de Clagny was a French country house that stood northeast of the Palace of Versailles; it was designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Madame de Montespan between 1674 and 1680. Although among the most important of the private residences designed by this great architect, it was demolished in 1769 after years of neglect.
Its appearance can only be traced through the engravings made of it, and scattered references in the archives of the Bâtiments du Roi.
Text adapted from “Château de Clagny” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Clagny ranks #1,950 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #149 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1670, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,305 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. 46 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Paris, 17 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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