Château de Bénouville

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Château de Bénouville is an 18th-century neoclassical French country house in Normandy, renowned as an early masterpiece of architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux.

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Château de Bénouville canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf château
country house
historic building
architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
category Châteaux in Calvados
Monuments historiques of Calvados
Neoclassical architecture in France
continent Europe
country France
describedAs early masterpiece of Claude Nicolas Ledoux
era Ancien Régime
hasArchitecturalType French country house
hasBasement yes
hasCulturalSignificance important example of early French Neoclassicism
hasFeature balustraded terrace
classical pediment
colonnaded façade
formal avenue
hasGarden yes
hasPart formal gardens
main corps de logis
outbuildings
park
hasSymmetry axial symmetry
hasTourismType cultural tourism
heritageDesignation Monument historique
heritageDesignationCountry France
heritageDesignationStart 20th century
inception 18th century
circa 1760s
languageOfOfficialName French
locatedIn Bénouville
surface form: Bénouville, Calvados

Calvados
Normandy
Western France
surface form: northwestern France
materialUsed stone
near Caen
notableWorkOf Claude Nicolas Ledoux
numberOfFloors 2
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Calvados department
surface form: Conseil départemental du Calvados
roofMaterial slate
usedAs administrative offices
event venue
usedFor country residence

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Claude Nicolas Ledoux notableWork Château de Bénouville