Château de Boussac In Creuse.
Château de Boussac In Creuse. (France)
It was rebuilt by Jean de Brosse (Joan of Arc’s companion) around the 1400 in order to replace the fortress the English destroyed during the Hundred Years War.
The castle was partially destroyed during the French Revolution. The keep, fortifications, the portal and the towers crenelated roofs were pulled down. The main building, however, escaped the dismantling. The arms of the Brosse Family also escaped destruction and still visible on the lintel of the main entrance. It is very impressive and worth a visit when visiting the area.A unique event brought fame to the Château in the years that followed. The writer George Sand and the inspector-General of Historical Monuments Prosper Mérimée discovered the Lady and the Unicorn tapestry in the castle. The Flanders tapestry is now exhibited in the Museum of the Middel Ages of Cluny in Paris.
The castle serves an exhibition hall for many prestigious Aubusson tapestries designed by Jean Lurçat, Jean Picart le Doux and Dom Robert.The Chateau de Boussac was classified Historical Monument in 1930.
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