writer's house museum
Writers' homes (sometimes writer's, author's or literary houses) are locations where writers lived. Frequently, these homes are preserved as historic house museums and literary tourism destinations, called writer's home museums, especially when t ...
located at
Le Port-Marly
Le Port-Marly () is a commune in the outer western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region, north of Versailles. In 2019, Le Port-Marly had a population of 5,481.
Population
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in the
Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.Alexandre Dumas, ''père''.
History
The
château
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
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was designed by the architect Hippolyte Durand and built between 1844 and 1847. Dumas named it after one of his most successful novels, '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' (French: ''Le Comte de Monte-Cristo''), which was completed in 1844.
Durand also designed a writing studio on the grounds, which Dumas named the Château d'If after
another setting
''Another Setting'' is the third studio album by English band The Durutti Column, released in August 1983.
Track listing
All music written by Vini Reilly.
:A1. "Prayer" - 3:09
:A2. "Response" - 3:16
:A3. "Bordeaux" - 2:13
:A4. "For a Wester ...
from the same novel. In 1848, short of money, Dumas had to sell the property.
The château fell into disrepair by the 1960s. It was later restored with the patronage of King Hassan II of Morocco, who financed the restoration of its Moorish room. Since 1994, the two châteaux and gardens have been restored. The entire property is operated as a public historic museum memorializing Dumas.
Gallery
File:Le Port-Marly Château de Monte-Cristo 001.JPG, Château de Monte-Cristo, the main building
File:Chateau d'if2.jpg, Separate building for writing studio, which Dumas named the Château d'If
File:Le Port-Marly Château d'If 004.JPG, Work place of Alexandre Dumas in the Château d'If
File:Maison Dumas chateau d'If 01.jpg, Château d'If
File:Le Port-Marly Château d'If 002.JPG, The decorated stairs of the Château d'If
File:Le Port-Marly Château d'If 003.jpg, The titles of 88 works of the writer engraved on walls of Château d'If
File:Le Port-Marly Château d'If 001.JPG, View of Chateau d'If from the Château de Monte-Cristo
File:Maison Dumas passage jardin 01.jpg, The grotto in the garden