Château de Nobles
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The Château de Nobles is a castle
in the commune
of La Chapelle-sous-Brancion
in the Saône-et-Loire
département of France. The castle is privately owned and is not open to the public. It has been listed since 1946 as a monument historique
by the French Ministry of Culture.
bay
with fluted pilaster
s; the other, rectangular, is endowed with a frame, probably altered, consisting of two short pilasters with composite capitals
whose shafts are sculpted with scales
and which carry an entablature
divided into coffer
s.
In one of the first floor rooms is a monumental chimney place whose lintel, decorated with an oval medallion surrounded with hides and rose window
s, is supported by four fluted columns with Ionic
capitals.
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
in the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of La Chapelle-sous-Brancion
La Chapelle-sous-Brancion
La Chapelle-sous-Brancion is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire département in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...
in the Saône-et-Loire
Saône-et-Loire
Saône-et-Loire is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies.-History:When it was formed during the French Revolution, as of March 4, 1790 in fulfillment of the law of December 22, 1789, the new department combined parts of the provinces of southern...
département of France. The castle is privately owned and is not open to the public. It has been listed since 1946 as a monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
by the French Ministry of Culture.
History
- 1370 : Antoine de Nanton, who belonged to a MâconMâconMâcon is a small city in central France. It is prefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department, in the region of Bourgogne, and the capital of the Mâconnais district. Mâcon is home to over 35,000 residents, called Mâconnais.-Geography:...
family, was the first lord known in the area. - End of 16th century : Philiberte de Feurs, widow of François de Nanton, the last of his line, took the manor on remarriage to Jean de La Baume whose family held the property until the end of the Ancien Régime.
- RevolutionFrench RevolutionThe French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
: the castle was looted and partially destroyed. - 1856 : during restoration work, what was left of the fortifications was demolished.
Description
The castle was built on a slope. The construction consists of a long rectangular building flanked at either end by towers with conical roofs. The latter are pierced with holes for cannon in the upper parts. The rear façade of the building, flanked with a square tower, opens into a courtyard containing various agricultural outbuildings. On the ground floor, two doors are witness to the alterations carried out in the 16th century: one, fully arched, is installed in a TuscanTuscan order
Among canon of classical orders of classical architecture, the Tuscan order's place is due to the influence of the Italian Sebastiano Serlio, who meticulously described the five orders including a "Tuscan order", "the solidest and least ornate", in his fourth book of Regole generalii di...
bay
Bay (architecture)
A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...
with fluted pilaster
Pilaster
A pilaster is a slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall. Most commonly flattened or rectangular in form, pilasters can also take a half-round form or the shape of any type of column, including tortile....
s; the other, rectangular, is endowed with a frame, probably altered, consisting of two short pilasters with composite capitals
Capital (architecture)
In architecture the capital forms the topmost member of a column . It mediates between the column and the load thrusting down upon it, broadening the area of the column's supporting surface...
whose shafts are sculpted with scales
Scale (zoology)
In most biological nomenclature, a scale is a small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection. In lepidopteran species, scales are plates on the surface of the insect wing, and provide coloration...
and which carry an entablature
Entablature
An entablature refers to the superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and are commonly divided into the architrave , the frieze ,...
divided into coffer
Coffer
A coffer in architecture, is a sunken panel in the shape of a square, rectangle, or octagon in a ceiling, soffit or vault...
s.
In one of the first floor rooms is a monumental chimney place whose lintel, decorated with an oval medallion surrounded with hides and rose window
Rose window
A Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery...
s, is supported by four fluted columns with Ionic
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
capitals.