Château de Maisons-Laffitte

Before there was Versailles, there was Château de Maisons-Laffitte

Visit the Château de Maisons-Laffitte with Go City®

• You can visit this attraction with the digital Paris Museum Pass. Please download it before you visit!
• Visit one of the great architectural examples of the French baroque style.

This attraction requires a Paris Museum Pass

You'll receive a free Paris Museum Pass when you purchase an All-Inclusive Pass from Go City. This added extra gives you free entry to dozens of top museums and monuments. You'll need to make sure you download it ahead of your trip to Château de Maisons-Laffitte.

About this experience

Your trip to Paris would not be complete without touring this architectural masterpiece.

The writer Charles Perrault said Château de Maisons-Laffitte “is of such a singular beauty that there is no foreigner who does not go there to see it, as one of the finest things that we have in France."

Designed by François Mansart and built between 1630 and 1651, Château de Maisons-Laffitte is a significant and important example of French baroque architecture. After attending the inaugural grand reception of the castle, King Louis XIV called upon the decorators and sculptors who had worked at Maisons to help build Versailles.

Highlights

• The majestic staircase climbing the central grand vestibule
• The grand ballroom
• The state apartments: Appartement des Captifs (baroque style), Appartement de la Renommée (neoclassical style), Appartement des Aigles (empire style) and Appartement du Roi with its à l’italienne – false vaulting

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