The Château de la Calade is a listed château in Aix-en-Provence.
Location It is located at 1330, chemin du Château-de-la-Calade in Aix-en-Provence, close to Puyricard.Maurice Barrielle, Histoire de Pélissanne et sa région, 14, rue Fontainebleau, 1970, p. 18 It is also not far from the Touloubre river.Paul Joanne, Provence, Hachette, 1888, p. 122
History It was built from 1634 to 1653 for Jérôme de Duranti.Jean-Jacques Gloton, Renaissance et baroque à Aix-en-Provence: recherches sur la culture architecturale dans le Midi de la France de la fin du XVe au début du XVIIIe siècle, De Broccard, 1979, Volume 1, p. 161 The architectural style was archaic on purpose: Jérôme de Duranti had only recently become a member of the aristocracy, and he wanted to look more regal. It only has two stories, with a turret on each side.Maurice Barrès, L'oeuvre de Maurice Barrès, Club de l'honnête homme, 1965, Volume 14 p. 198 Inside, the wallpaper named "jardins de Bagatelle" was painted between 1800 and 1804.
Architectural significance It has been listed as a monument historique since 2011. Château de la Calade
Secondary Source Jean Boyer, Le château de la Calade (Revue municipale, 1981).Google Books
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