THE CHÂTEAU DU PAILLY: THE EMBODIMENT OF THE RENAISSANCE IN A LAND OF ART AND HISTORY

Château du Pailly: the embodiment of the Renaissance in a land of art and history.


With its seven centuries of history, the Château du Pailly likes to cultivate paradoxes:

1 -
It is one of the few complete 16th-century châteaux in eastern France,

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It established the Burgundian Renaissance style carried by the Saulx-Tavannes family in the Champagne region,

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Despite the exceptional quality of its architecture, it is not yet sufficiently well known or recognised.

As the spearhead of the Renaissance period in the Langres region, in the same way as the Amoncourt chapel in Langres cathedral, the Château du Pailly has been identified as one of the driving forces behind the Renaissance theme of the Pays d'art et d'histoire (PAH) de Langres et son pays. This Heritage Department exhibition, accompanied by a publication in the FOCUS collection, supports the work being done by the State and the Renaissance du Château du Pailly association to promote the site.