«Château de Sceaux»
Ile-de-France museum
Some history :
Jean-Baptiste Colbert bought the property of Sceaux in 1670. The best artists of that period were employed to work there :
Le Nôtre, Le Vau, Le Pautre, Charles Perrault, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Girardon, Coysevox, Le Brun .... Time passing by, the
property is confiscated in 1791 (French Revolution), and the mansion, ruined, is demolished. The property is sold in 1798 to
a merchant, whose daughter marries duke of Trevise in 1828. In 1856, mandated by the owner, the architect Lesoufaché builds a n
ew House, on the same place that the precedent of Colbert, as a brick and stone mansion, caracteristic of Louis XIII style.
In 1923, the Seine departement buys the estate and create in 1937 the Ile de France historic and artistic museum.
The site is classified among remarquable french sites in 1958.
In 1990, the Hauts de Seine department begins the general remodeling of «le château de Sceaux.»
The program is :
- Restauration of facades and roofs
- rehabilitation of interior spaces
- works in accordance with handicap and security rules
The total cost is 4,8 M€ (31,5 MF). The works are directed by the entreprise La Felletinoise, from april to novembre of 1992. Exterior works are the following :
- Facelift of facades and restoration of stone sculptures
- substitute of exterior woodwork windows
- restitution of main entrance stairs
- creation of handicap elevator
- restitution of ornements for roofs and pots à feu
- restoration of balcony railing, elements of bronze of art, and gold plated
Interior works are the following :
- The ball room built for the Trevise family had been vandalized by prussian occupancy of the property in 1870, then afterwards destroyed during world war two by german occupancy. While all original design had disappeared, the ball room has been restitued in his volume and original design, following some photographies of the 1930th
- Exposition rooms on first and second levels, conservation offices on third and fourth levels
- An interior passenger elevator is created, the monumental stair case is restored, paintings and frescoes are founded under the white paintings of early 20th