Le château de Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas' castle in Port-Marly, France)

[ys_melmoth]

In 1844, after the great success of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas is at the height of his fame and fortune. Searching for a place where he could escape parisian bustle to produce new stories, he buys a few plots of land on the slopes of Port-Marly and hires the architect Hippolyte Durand to build his dream

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[gilda_elise]

What a unique place! I love the dog house. But the guy must have really thought a lot of himself, placing his portrait among, no, above, all those great authors. And then to have all the names of his works carved onto the walls of his writing studio! No lack of self esteem here!

I looked at the links to the inside pictures. A truly lovely place.

[ys_melmoth]

Haha. I just read a biography of Dumas, and he clearly had a very good opinion of himself ^^ It's part of his immoderation, a bit irritating sometimes but the character is generous enough to remain engaging, anyway.

[ariss_tenoh]

Beautiful! thank you for the pics.

[ys_melmoth]

You're welcome !

[kizzikat]

Fascinating, thanks, and so very French!

[ys_melmoth]

;-)

[cosmiccircus]

How very cool!

[kittenkilldare]

Just wow. So much detail but not gaudy or clashing. Nobody does castles like the French :)