The Great Marble Lounge
The large marble room, built in 1780, is exceptional in a private castle since the techniques used were usually dedicated to royal palaces.
Drawn by the architect Jean-Sébastien Leysner, this masterpiece is close to the great ‘salon de la Guerre et de la Paix ’ executed the century before in the castle of Versailles . Both were built within identical dimensions.
The floor is inlaid with polychrome marble and a cleverly decorated dome crowns the ceiling. The pieces of furniture, ordered from the Parisian cabinetmaker Pluvinet in 1779, are still used in the marble room.
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