Château de Maisons
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Description
The Château de Maisons was built in 1650 between a stretch of the Seine river on one side and the Saint-Germain-en-Laye forest on the other. Easily accessible from Paris by the suburban RER train, this remarkable building is the best-preserved work by the famous architect François Mansart. It marks an architectural turning point between the end of the late Renaissance and the beginnings of classicism.
Light of the Great Age of Louis XIV
Gone are the massive constructions inherited from the Middle Ages. For the first time, the focus of this chateau was on light. The Château de Maisons boasts large openings and a central vestibule with golden columns giving onto a grand winding staircase, a new technique at the time.
Symmetry, balance of forms, elegance in the roofing: the castle is a true architectural manifesto that foreshadowed classical art and was a strong inspiration for the Chateaux of Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versailles.
Guided Tours and Hidden Faces
Inside, you can admire 17th-century tapestries as well as paintings, engravings and furniture from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. This magnificent setting has been the backdrop for many films. Walk in the footsteps of Isabelle Adjani as Queen Margot or Uma Thurman in Dangerous Liaisons.
Community facilities
Access and contact
RER : Maison-Laffite (Line A)
Days and opening hours
From 16⁄05 to 15⁄09 between 10 am and 6 pm. Closed on Tuesday. Opening hours : 10:00-12:30 / 14:00-18:00
Last entrance 30 minutes before closing Hours subject to change
Closed on : Tuesday, January 1st, May 1st and Decdembre 25th.
From 16⁄09 to 15⁄05 between 10 am and 5 pm. Closed on Tuesday. Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th. Opening hours : 10:00-12:30 / 14:00-17:00
Last entrance 30 minutes before closing Hours subject to change
Closed on : Tuesday, January 1st, May 1st and Decembre 25th.
Prices
- 8 €
- From 16⁄05 to 15/09/2021 Adult: 8 € Group children: 30 € Set price group adults: 6.50 € (Conference visit package : 350 € ( up to 30 visitors, entrance fee included)).
From 16/09/2021 to 15/05/2022 Adult: 8 € Group children: 30 € Set price group adults: 6.50 € (Conference visit package : 350 € ( up to 30 visitors, entrance fee included)).
Free entry for children < 18 years, disabled people and accompanying persons. Group rate available for > 20 people.
Free for : -18-25 years old (European Union citizens and regular residents non-euopeans on European Union territory) - For all, every first sunday of the month from 1st of October to 31st of May
Included in the Paris Museum Pass
- Adult group fees (from 20 adults) : 6,5€ - Conference visit package 350 € (up to 30 visitors, entrance fee included) - Ticketing (from 20 tockets bought) : 6,5€ https://tourisme.monuments-nationaux.fr/
Reservation required for groups : chateaudemaisons@monuments-nationaux.fr
Scholastic / extracurricular : - Free monument visit : 40€ (20€ for specific audience) - Monument conference visit : 90€ (40€ for specific audience) - Patrimony workshop : 130€ (60€ for specific audience) More information on the monument's website : http://www.chateau-maisons.fr/Espace-enseignant.
Tour
Spoken languages
- English
- French
Guided tour languages
- French
Documentation languages (home)
- German
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Dutch
Bulletin board languages
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Italian
- Chinese
Single mean time tour
60 minsSingle services tour
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
- Guided individual tours on request
Accessibility
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- Physical disability
- Deaf / Hard of Hearing
- Visual impairment
- Mental / Cognitive
- Family
- Senior
Access
Pratical informations
- access to the establishment: graspable outside call button
- floor-level pathways
- pathways that change levels are offset by a sloping surface
- adapted access control to the car park
- reserved and adapted parking space located close to the entrance of the site
- parking spaces laid out and connected to the road or building by an accessible pathway
- reception desk easily identifiable and accessible
- free admission for one accompanying person
- free admission on presentation of proof of entitlement
- the accessible entrance is the main entrance
- the accessible entrance is the secondary entrance (indicated)
- staff informed or trained
- specific tariff policy
- revolving entrance door
- automatic entrance door
- manual entrance door
- accessible information plates
- all documentation graspable
- performance room with a reserved space
- accessible cloakroom
- multimedia content access system
- spaces equipped with reserved spaces and adapted to people in wheelchairs
- floor-level establishment
- wheelchair loan
- seated area available
- seated areas available (several spread out across the entire site)
- présence d’un lave main dans les sanitaires adaptés
- accessible communal toilets
- toilets: transfer direction onto the toilet seat to the right
- toilets: transfer direction onto the toilet seat to the left
- Communal staircase adapted for secure movement
- adapted elevator
- elevator
- acceo: instant speech transcription and visio-interpretation in French sign language (LSF)
- reception/information desk equipped with a hearing assistance system with a magnetic loop
- reservation/contact via SMS and/or email
- reservation possible by webcam
- staff trained in French sign language (LSF)
- uniform signage to help people find their way around
- text/image signage
- performance or tour assistance aids
- visual alarm with flashing light in isolated spaces
- audiovisuals are in French sign language (LSF)
- subtitled audiovisuals
- audioguides equipped with a volume control device
- audioguides equipped with induction loops
- independent visit possible
- guided tour in French sign language (LSF)
- guided tour in international sign language (ISL)
- guided tours with lip reading
- exterior pathways identifiable by touch
- exterior pathways visually identifiable
- exterior lighting control system in communal areas
- interior pathways identifiable by touch
- interior pathways visually identifiable
- audioguide with description elements
- audioguide with guidance elements
- Braille documentation
- documentation in enlarged characters
- swell paper documentation
- floor-level establishment
- offset or no obstacles at face height
- navigation assistance tool (e.g. map/model - in relief/large characters/contrasting colours)
- possibility to control the lighting
- magnifying glass loan
- glass surfaces identifiable via contrasted elements in relation to the immediate surroundings
- audiodescription system
- Legible information plates
- specific accessible information plates
- tactile tour
- the dangers identified have been addressed
- brochures/documentations classified by topic
- simplified adapted documentation (illustration through images, photos, drawings)
- adapted signage
- adapted activities
- educational workshops
- adapted room cards
- specific tours
- floor-level pathways
- adapted opening hours (morning performances)
- children's programme
- childcare service
- family tariffs/free admission for children
- secure and closed establishment
- large lockers or left luggage lockers for pushchairs
- possibility to leave pushchairs at the cloakroom
- floor-level establishment
- baby carrier loan
- pushchair loan
- toilet facilities suitable for children (toilet seat and washbasin height)
- changing table
- audioguides with a children's circuit
- children's visit booklets/games
- pushchairs accepted for the tour
- visioguides with a children's circuit
- floor-level pathways
- pets accepted on site and during guided tours
- reception desk easily identifiable and accessible
- reception/information desk equipped with a sound amplification system
- cloakroom
- documentation in enlarged characters
- floor-level establishment
- wheelchair loan
- magnifying glass loan
- cane wheelchair loan
- seated areas available (several spread out across the entire site)
- horizontal support rail
- diagonal support rail to enable the seated person to raise themselves up easily
- communal staircase adapted for secure movement
- private staircase adapted for secure movement
- stairs compensated for by a lift or an elevator
- audioguides equipped with a volume control device
- audioguides equipped with induction loops
- Legible information plates
- Specific accessible information plates (large characters)
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- Benjamin Gavaudo / Centre des monuments nationaux