The Vizille Castle is a medieval, rebuilt baroque residence, which traditionally belonged to the domain of the French heirs to the throne. It is a stone three-winged building with a round corner tower. It is surrounded by a landscape park. The Museum of the French Revolution has been operating in the castle since 1996.
The current appearance of the castle is due to the French Army Marshal François de Bonne. At the beginning of the 17th century he rebuilt the medieval castle destroyed during the religious wars into a comfortable baroque magnate residence. In 1788, about 500 representatives of the French nobility gathered in the castle, who demanded reforms of the state and greater democratization of the absolutist rule of Louis XVI.
The castle is surrounded by the foothills of the Alps. Around it extends a picturesque landscape park with numerous fountains and ponds. The harmonious architecture of the castle perfectly harmonizes with nature. A large part of the interior has retained its character from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The Museum of the French Revolution operating here since 1996 shows the reasons that led to the uprising, presents the development of the culture of enlightenment at the end of the 18th century and the figures of the movement's leaders. There are also documents, paintings showing the course of the revolution and memorabilia of its participants.
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