ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The model farm The conditions of utility and suitability dictated by agronomists on most model farms were applied to the letter when it came to the creation of Chaumont’s model farm. Agronomic success was also an ex... Ferme modèle
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The guest stables The second yard (which is not open to visitors) and the stables around it were for guests’ horses, so that they were kept separate from the "resident" horses, for the sake of safety (aggressiveness an... Les Écuries
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The Stables Durant la seconde moitié du XIXème siècle, au sein de l’aristocratie, le cheval occupe une place prééminente. Il est nécessaire à l’organisation des chasses à courre et encore le moyen le plus répandu... Le Château
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The dog cemetery As she adored animals (dogs, monkeys, cats and donkeys in particular), Princess de Broglie wanted them to be buried close to her Château when they died, and had a dog cemetery laid out for the purpose... Parc Historique
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The water tower The reservoir (also known as the “water tower”) was built at the time the estate was acquired, before the arrival of the landscape architect Henri Duchêne. The architect later turned it to good advant... Parc Historique
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The “rustic” bridge The picturesque or “rustic” bridge crossing the ravine that separates the ornamental gardens from the “Goualoup” garden is the grounds’ most prominent manmade feature. In his initial plans for the gro... Parc Historique
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS Le Parc paysager Jusqu’aux années 1880, le site revêt un aspect totalement différent. En lieu et place du parc actuel, se tient face au château, le village constitué de deux hameaux comptant 113 maisons, l’église et l... Parc Historique
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The Historic Grounds Le parc du Château de Chaumont est une création assez récente au regard de l’histoire du Château lui-même. À partir de 1880, Henri Duchêne, architecte paysagiste, opère une transformation radicale du ... Le Château
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The Great Salon The Great Salon sits at the extremity of the West Wing and overlooks the Loire. Its decoration is the work of Jules Potier de la Morandière, architect of Viscount Joseph Walsh whose family owned Chaum... Appartements privés
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The Billiards room The billiard room was obviously where the game was played, but it was also the meeting-place of men, who came to smoke cigars after copious meals and to talk politics. It's one of the few rooms in the... Appartements privés
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The Small Salon This room was once a bedroom. It now houses an ensemble of furniture of exceptional worth, made by the renowned cabinetmaker Pierre-Benoit Marcion. It was commissioned between 1814 and 1817 by the Duc... Appartements privés
ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The Library This room was renamed by the Prince de Broglie the "Salon d’Automne" (the Autumn Room). Little is left of the decoration of the time as most of it was destroyed in a fire in June 1957. Written and pic... Appartements privés
