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EXPERIENCE Le Nord and Picardy

The splendid Château de
Pierrefonds towering
over the charming village

An impressive castle was and double sentry walks, is
17 " ' = constructed here by Louis a diligent reconstruction of
Château de d’Orléans in the 14th century, medieval military architecture.
Pierrefonds but by 1813 it had become a The interior, by contrast, is
pictur esque ruin, which en livened by romantic fancies.
! E2 ⌂ Rue Viollet-le-Duc
Oise # Sep–Apr: 10am– Napoleon I pur chased for
less than 3,000 francs.
5:30pm daily; May–Aug:
9:30am–6pm daily ¢ 1 Jan, In 1857, Emperor Napoleon 18
1 May, 25 Dec ∑ chateau- III commissioned the architect Le Touquet
pierrefonds.fr Viollet-le-Duc to restore the
castle, and in 1884 Pierrefonds
The immense Château de was reborn as a museum of ! D1 ⌂ Pas de Calais £ @
n Pavillon Cousteau, 370
Pierrefonds dominates the fortification. The exterior, with Avenue Louis Aboudaram;
small riverside village below. its moat, draw bridge, towers
www.letouquet.com
Properly known as Le Touquet
VIOLLET-LE-DUC Paris-Plage, this resort was
Renowned architectural theorist created in the 19th century
Viollet-le-Duc (1814–79) was and became fashionable with
the first to fully appre ciate the rich and famous between
Gothic architec ture. His 1854 the two world wars. A vast pine
dic tionary of architecture forest spreads around the town
cele brated medi eval building sheltering stately villas. To
techniques, showing that arches the west, a grid of smart
and tracery were solutions to hotels, holiday residences
archi tectural pro blems, and sophisti cated shops and
not mere deco ration. His restaurants bor ders a long,
restoration work sandy beach. A race course and
included the two casinos are com ple mented
Notre-Dame by seaside amuse ments and
in Paris (p86). sports facilities, including two
excellent golf courses, horse
riding and land yachting.
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