Château de Maisons
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Description
Christmas 2023
Every weekend until 17 December, the immersive show of Beauty and the Beast takes over the Château de Maisons.
Take an hour-long tour and discover the fabulous love story between Beauty and the Beast in fifteen different scenographies.
Follow Beauty into the heart of this fairytale. In the twinkling of an eye, Beauty and the Beast will take you from the bustling kitchens to the bal under the crystal of century-old chandeliers. In a whirlwind of costumes, sets and music, nearly 500 volunteers and professional actors take you on a magical journey.
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 15/09/2023 to 14/05/2024, every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th.
From 16⁄05 to 15/09/2024, every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
From 16/09/2024 to 15/05/2025, every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th.
Prices
- 9 €
- Adult: 9 €.
Free entry for children < 18 years, the drivers, Job-seeker, teachers, disabled people and accompanying persons. Group rate available for > 20 people.
Tour
Spoken languages
- English
- French
Guided tour languages
- French
Documentation languages (home)
- Dutch
- German
- English
- Spanish
- French
Bulletin board languages
- Italian
- English
- Chinese
- Spanish
- French
Single mean time tour
60 minsSingle services tour
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
- Guided individual tours on request
Accessibility
See on accessible.net- General
- 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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- Copyright image:
- Benjamin Gavaudo / Centre des monuments nationaux