Château de Pouy-sur-Vannes explained

Château de Pouy-sur-Vannes
Building Type:	Château
Location Town:	Pouy-sur-Vannes
Location Country:	France

Château de Pouy-sur-Vannes is a listed historic château in Pouy-sur-Vannes, Aube, France.

History

The château was built in the 16th century.

In 1973, Countess La Noé donated it to the Legion of Honor Association, which used it as a retreat and conference.^[1] By 2012, due to the cost of maintaining the chateau, they listed it for sale.^[1] It was acquired by Chilean-born American interior designer Juan Pablo Molyneux in 2013.^[1] By 2014, he had redesigned the interiors.^[2]

Architectural significance

It has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1969.

References

48.3027°N 3.5909°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.lest-eclair.fr/autres-actus/le-chateau-de-la-legion-vendu-a-un-architecte-ia0b0n52608 Le «château de la Légion» vendu à un architecte mondialement connu
2. Joshua Levine, Interior Designer Juan Pablo Molyneux: The Patron Saint of Lost Arts, The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2014