Château de Lunéville

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The Château de Lunéville is an 18th-century French Baroque palace in northeastern France, often called the "Versailles of Lorraine" for its grand architecture and historical role as a ducal residence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf château
historic monument
palace
architect Germain Boffrand
architecturalStyle French Baroque
Rococo
architecturalType ducal residence
category Baroque palaces in France
Châteaux in Meurthe-et-Moselle
Historic house museums in France
commissionedBy Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
constructionEnd early 1720s
constructionStart 1700
country France
currentUse cultural venue
museum spaces
tourist attraction
era Ancien Régime
formerFunction ducal residence of Lorraine
formerOwner Dukes of Lorraine
linked to: Duke of Lorraine
hasPart chapel
cour d'honneur
formal gardens
park
pavilions
heritageDesignation Monument historique
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart château and park
heritageDesignationCountry France
inception early 18th century
influencedBy Palace of Versailles
locatedIn Lunéville
locatedInDepartment Meurthe-et-Moselle
locatedInPartOf northeastern France
locatedInRegion Grand Est
Lorraine
managedBy Conseil départemental de Meurthe-et-Moselle
linked to: Meurthe-et-Moselle
nickname Versailles of Lorraine
notableFeature French formal garden layout
ornamental water features
symmetrical Baroque façade
notableResident Françoise de Graffigny
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
Stanisław Leszczyński
openToPublic yes
ownedBy French state
restorationAfter 2003 fire
significantEvent Treaty of Lunéville (1801) signed in Lunéville
major fire in 2003
usedAs residence of Stanisław Leszczyński, former king of Poland

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Lunéville knownFor Château de Lunéville
Lunéville hasLandmark Château de Lunéville
Germain Boffrand notableWork Château de Lunéville (works for the Duke of Lorraine)
linked to: Château de Lunéville
Leopold I, Duke of Lorraine residence Lunéville Castle
linked to: Château de Lunéville
Château de Lunéville nickname Versailles of Lorraine
linked to: Château de Lunéville
Emmanuel Héré notableWork Château de Lunéville
Emmanuel Héré notableWork Pavillon du Trésor at Lunéville
linked to: Château de Lunéville
Emmanuel Héré architectOf Château de Lunéville