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Château Grimaldi (Antibes)
Château Grimaldi is the name given to several Châteaux in Europe which were founded by various members of the Grimaldi Family. These Châteaux include: *Château Grimaldi (Cagnes) ''See also Château Grimaldi (other) for other Châteaux of the same name'' The Château Grimaldi at Cagnes-sur-Mer in the département of Alpes-Maritimes, in France, is built on the site of an earlier fortress occupied by the Greeks an ..., at Cagnes-sur-Mer in the département of Alpes-Maritimes, in France, is built on the site of an earlier fortress occupied by the Greeks and then the Romans * Château Grimaldi (Antibes) (also known as the Picasso Museum), at Antibes is built upon the foundations of the ancient Greek town of Antipolis. Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea * Château Grimaldi (Puyricard), at Puyricard near Aix-en-Provence is a mansion built within the ruined walls of a 16th-century Château once belongi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château Grimaldi (Cagnes)
''See also Château Grimaldi (other) for other Châteaux of the same name'' The Château Grimaldi at Cagnes-sur-Mer in the département of Alpes-Maritimes, in France, is built on the site of an earlier fortress occupied by the Greeks and then the Romans. The present castle was built in 1309 by Rainier Grimaldi (Lord of Cagnes and an admiral of France) - a distant ancestor of the present ruling house of Monaco. Later, it became the residence of the Governors of the province. Following the French Revolution, it was used as barracks and later as a hospital. Now owned by the city of Cagnes, it is known as ''le Château Musée Grimaldi'' (the Grimaldi Castle and Museum). Built upon a hilltop, the castle towers over the town. Constructed in the local stone, it retains many of its original medieval features and motifs, it is machicolated with crenelations surmounting its towers and keep. The castle is built around a triangular courtyard. During the reign of Louis XIII ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château Grimaldi (Antibes)
Château Grimaldi is the name given to several Châteaux in Europe which were founded by various members of the Grimaldi Family. These Châteaux include: *Château Grimaldi (Cagnes) ''See also Château Grimaldi (other) for other Châteaux of the same name'' The Château Grimaldi at Cagnes-sur-Mer in the département of Alpes-Maritimes, in France, is built on the site of an earlier fortress occupied by the Greeks an ..., at Cagnes-sur-Mer in the département of Alpes-Maritimes, in France, is built on the site of an earlier fortress occupied by the Greeks and then the Romans * Château Grimaldi (Antibes) (also known as the Picasso Museum), at Antibes is built upon the foundations of the ancient Greek town of Antipolis. Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea * Château Grimaldi (Puyricard), at Puyricard near Aix-en-Provence is a mansion built within the ruined walls of a 16th-century Château once belongi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château Grimaldi (Puyricard)
:''See also Château Grimaldi (other) for other Châteaux of the same name''. Château Grimaldi at Puyricard near Aix-en-Provence is a mansion built within the ruined walls of a 16th-century Château once belonging to the Archbishops of Puyricard. The original castle chapel remains built in the Romanesque architecture, Romanesque style. Between 1655 and 1685 the château served as residence of Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal Archbishop Girolamo Grimaldi-Cavalleroni who had rebuilt the chateau which had been in ruins for 70 years. As the residence of an archbishop the ruined Château is sometimes referred to as an Bishop, episcopal palace. The term "palace" for any residence, no matter how large, other than episcopal is not commonly used in Europe for any rural building. The earlier chateau had been the ancestral seat of the Prince of Baux, Princes of Baux, from whom it passed to the Archbishops of Puyricard. During the 17th century the incumbent archbishop Jerome de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
