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Exclusive - SUMPTUOUS, COMFORTABLE AND ELEGANT NEOCLASSICAL CASTLE 1 HOUR FROM PARIS - Perfect condition - High-quality architecture and decoration - Splendid garden - 18th century bowling green - 4.7 ha - Giverny, Eure, Normandy. Built in 1910 in the pure 18th century neoclassical style, close to the achievements of the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel and particularly the Château de Bellevue built for the daughters of King Louis XV, this sumptuous castle combines the great French elegance of the 18th century and modern comfort remarkably integrated from its construction with an interior decoration of great refinement, all in a perfect state of maintenance and conservation. One hour from Paris, near the meanders of the Seine, this sumptuous neoclassical castle of exceptional architectural quality, all in cut stone, stands on a slight eminence facing a majestic avenue of hundred-year-old plane trees. Its enclosed 4-hectare park, populated with statues, antique vases, caves, factories, a Moorish pavilion, also presents a rare and very elegant 18th century bowling green, witness to the first 18th century castle. The very elegant large porch decorated with extraordinary figures of mascarons and very finely carved consoles under a large pediment decorated with a Rocaille cartouche, opens through three double doors onto a large Louis XVI living room decorated with faux stone moldings, a very beautiful finely carved marble fireplace, on a cabochon floor, bathed in light from all sides, it opens onto the spectacular grand staircase hall as well as on one side towards the dining room, on the other towards a Regency living room with woodwork of exceptional quality. The park-side porch, decorated with a very graceful Art Nouveau canopy, opens onto the large and spectacular staircase hall, widely open on all sides, allowing the very rich gilded wrought iron staircase banister to unfold in an elegant flight of steps up to the first floor, marked by balconies opening numerous views of this representative staircase. The ground floor, organized in a modern and functional way, offers a large south-facing kitchen opening onto a ground-floor terrace. This kitchen has all the charm of the great castle kitchens with its original fittings, a large ceramic tile hood, a large wood paneled buffet. A back kitchen. A very beautiful large dining room with Rocailles wood paneling, a Louis XV fireplace, a beautiful coffered parquet floor, it opens in a row through two double glass doors onto the Louis XVI living room, which itself opens in a row onto the Regency living room. A large through corridor decorated with faux stone structures the ground floor and also serves the octagonal library, adorned with a fireplace and a Rocaille trumeau on a herringbone parquet floor. Wc and guest cloakroom. The first floor offers 5 very beautiful bedrooms with herringbone floor and marble fireplace, including a spectacular master bedroom in the axis of the central body bathed in light by three windows facing the plane tree avenue, adorned with woodwork, a trumeau and a high-quality Louis XVI fireplace. 3 bathrooms including a very beautiful and rare bathroom decorated with Art Nouveau ceramics in an Art and Craft spirit in very good condition, 2 large dressing rooms, 3 wc. On the second floor, 8 bedrooms with beautiful decoration, marble fireplace, floor, 3 bathrooms. A large library lounge decorated with beautiful walnut woodwork with lattice panels. A large corridor with woodwork cupboards painted with hunting scenes in grisaille. 2 wc. On the third floor, a large, very healthy attic lit by glass roofs. A service staircase on three levels. Large, very healthy and clean cellar. 8 rooms, two ground-level accesses. A boiler room, recent town gas boiler. Very beautiful outbuildings with monumental neoclassical architecture, a large central arch marked by a large pediment, a gate on each side, large 5-car garages, workshop. New indoor SPA pool in Briare enamels, hydromassage bath. Heat pump. Very beautiful walled garden, planted with a linden tree avenue, overlooking the 100-meter-long 18th-century bowling green adorned with yew and box trees trimmed into topiaries, capturing the eye right to the end of the perspective where a statue of Diana of Versailles in white marble takes its place in a green rotunda, all structured by several large staircases in 18th-century Vernon stone. A 42-meter-high sequoia. 3 accesses through large gates. An 18th-19th century orangery with Moorish bay windows. A belvedere overlooking the Seine Valley with a beautiful view. A 17th century caretaker's house offering two 3-bedroom apartments each, a kitchen, and a living room. Mains drainage. Roof redone in 2020. Restoration 2020-2024 by a company specializing in Historic Monuments. Alarm, video surveillance. Property tax 8000 Euros. In the process of being registered as a Historic Monument. Possibility of acquiring part of the furniture, including a large and rare set of furniture by Paul Sormani, cabinetmaker to Empress Eugenie. Possibility of acquiring more land. Location: - 1 hour from Paris, 100 km. 5 km from the A13 motorway. - 170 meters from a supermarket, town hall, shops, and first services. - 7 km from the train station, Paris in 1 hour. - 30 km from Rouen. - 30 km from Giverny. - 100km from Deauville, Honfleur. 1h. - 3km from a beautiful golf course. Price: 2,400,000 Euros including agency fees payable by the seller. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr
