Chateau de Chantilly: Great Stables

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Title	Chateau de Chantilly: Great Stables
Alternate Title	Grandes Ecuries
View	Detail of gated entrance to stable court
Work Type	buildings animal housing stables (animal housing)
Style/Period	Rococo
Creator Name	Aubert, Jean, d. 1741
Creator Nationality	French
Subject.work	animals architectural exteriors architectural interiors rulers and leaders Transportation horses riding racing hunting
Subject.image	sculpture hunting hunt Diana boar dogs
Country	France
City	Chantilly
State/Province	Picardy
Architectural Material	stone
Technique	construction (assembling)
Dates	1719-1740 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	8/1/2000
Subject Information	The estate overlooks the Chantilly Racecourse and the Grandes ecuries (Great Stables) which contains the Living Museum of the Horse. According to legend, Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prince of Conde believed that he would be reincarnated as a horse after his death. In 1719, he asked the architect, Jean Aubert to build stables suitable to his rank. These 186m long stables are considered by some as the most beautiful in the world.
Information.source	Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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