Château de Bercy

The Château de Bercy was a château located in Bercy, a part of modern-day Charenton-le-Pont in Paris, France. In 1658, it was constructed by architect Louis Le Vau's brother, François Le Vau, for Charles-Henri I de Malon de Bercy. Charles-Henri II de Malon de Bercy (1678?1742), superintendent of finances, commissioned sculptors employed on royal buildings to modernize the château's furnishings in 1713-14. The gardens, designed by André Le Nôtre, extended to the banks of the Seine river. They were also known as the Parc de Bercy. The whole Bercy area around the château and the river were full of gardens and other houses and mansions. These gradually gave way to more condensed housing as the city grew in population during the 19th century. The château was sold and demolished in 1861. Today the main SNCF route from east to west, the Périphérique and the autoroute de l'Est run where the garden of Le Nôtre used to be. One of the console tables became a part of the collections of the Louvre Museum. ^ "Le parc et le château de Bercy". Economie.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2014-02-24. ^ "Le Petit Bercy et les villégiatures en bord de Seine, en marge du château de Bercy". Economie.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2014-02-24. ^ "Console table from the Château de Bercy". Louvre Museum. Retrieved 2014-01-26. Less