Château de Saint-Cloud
| Château de Saint-Cloud | |
|---|---|
The château and gardens, c. 1720 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Château |
| Architectural style | French Baroque, Neo-Classical |
| Construction started | c. 1570 |
| Completed | c. 1701 |
| Demolished | 1891 |
| Client | Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Marie Antoinette |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Antoine Le Pautre; Jean Girard; Jules Hardouin Mansart; Richard Mique |
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The château de Saint-Cloud (French pronunciation: [ʃato d(ə) sɛ̃ klu]) was a château in France, built on a site overlooking the Seine at Saint-Cloud in Hauts-de-Seine, about 5 kilometres (3 miles) west of Paris. The gardens survive, and the estate is now known as the Parc de Saint-Cloud.
The château was expanded by Philippe I, Duke of Orléans in the 17th century and by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France and Navarre in the decade of 1780. In the 19th century it was used by Napoleon Bonaparte, by the royal family during the Bourbon Restoration, by Louis Philippe d'Orléans, and by Napoleon III. The palace was burned down in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War and its walls were demolished in 1891.