In 1706, the grounds of la Mogère were purchased by Fulcran Limouzin, the local Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi (one of the types of Secretary of State in France's Ancien Régime). In 1715, architect Jean Giral drew the plan for La Mogère, giving it the appearance it still has today.
The grounds and interior, currently owned by the ViscountGaston de Saporta, are open for visits. The interior has been kept intact since the 18th century, displaying antique furniture and family portraits from the last three centuries. Amongst the painters represented here are Jean Jouvenet, Hyacinthe Rigaud and Jacques-Louis David.
The garden is a mixture of English garden and formal garden style and houses a large fountain built up out of thousands of little seashells and carrying a number of cherubs.
château, mogère, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2008, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chateau de la Mogere news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Chateau de la Mogere is a mansion near the city of Montpellier in the French region of Occitanie It is one of many folies country houses on the outskirts of Montpellier built by wealthy merchants in the 18th century The Chateau de la MogereIn 1706 the grounds of la Mogere were purchased by Fulcran Limouzin the local Secretaire d Etat a la Maison du Roi one of the types of Secretary of State in France s Ancien Regime In 1715 architect Jean Giral drew the plan for La Mogere giving it the appearance it still has today Its harmonious facade is topped off by a pediment standing against a background of pine trees all in Renaissance style The grounds and interior currently owned by the Viscount Gaston de Saporta are open for visits The interior has been kept intact since the 18th century displaying antique furniture and family portraits from the last three centuries Amongst the painters represented here are Jean Jouvenet Hyacinthe Rigaud and Jacques Louis David The garden is a mixture of English garden and formal garden style and houses a large fountain built up out of thousands of little seashells and carrying a number of cherubs La Mogere nowadays lies right next to the Autoroute A9 and in close proximity to the Montpellier Mediterranee Airport and Montpellier Sud de France station The last stop of the Montpellier tramway line 1 Odysseum is a 10 minute walk away The Chateau de Flaugergues is also nearby External links editChateau de la Mogere a Montpellier Herault 34 folie montpellieraine43 36 01 90 N 3 55 33 46 E 43 6005278 N 3 9259611 E 43 6005278 3 9259611 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau de la Mogere amp oldid 1086700926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
