Château de Neuilly

You are approaching the site of the former Château de Neuilly, a place that once served as a private refuge for French royalty before being consumed by the fires of revolution. In seventeen fifty one, the Comte d'Argenson, who served as the Secretary of State for War to King Louis the Fifteenth, commissioned this grand estate. He envisioned a masterpiece of classical architecture, complete with terraced gardens that sloped down toward the banks of the Seine. For decades, the château stood as a symbol of aristocratic leisure, welcoming Enlightenment thinkers like Voltaire and Diderot to its opulent halls.