France · 14th century
The Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy or Palais des ducs et des États de Bourgogne is a remarkably well-preserved architectural assemblage in Dijon. The oldest part is the 14th and 15th century Gothic ducal palace and seat of the Dukes of Burgundy, made up of a logis still visible on Place de la Liberation, the ducal kitchens on Cour de Bar, the Tour de Philippe le Bon, a "guette" overlooking the whole city, and Tour de Bar. Most of what can be seen today, however, was built in the 17th and especially the 18th centuries, in a neoclassical style, when the palace was a royal residence building and housed the estates of Burgundy.
Finally, the façade of the musée on place de la Sainte-Chapelle was added in the 19th century: it was erected on the site of the palace's Sainte-Chapelle, demolished in 1802. The Palace houses the city's Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) and the musée des Beaux-Arts (Museum of Fine Arts). It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1926.
Text adapted from “Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy ranks #756 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #70 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1365, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,098 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Besançon, 74 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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