Sights
The Menetou-Salon chateau, was extended by Ernest Sanson for the prince and princess Auguste-Louis-Albéric, prince d'Arenberg (1884-1890) The chateau, a masterpiece of neo-gothic architecture, provides extra income as an historical monument, having belonged to Jacques Coeur in 1448, of which the Palace inspired its expansion. It gives its visitors the chance to admire its historical interior which has been beautifully conserved as a stately residence of the 20th century. There, you can also find ceremonial saddlery, a neo-gothic, labyrinth garden as well as horse-drawn carriages and automobiles used by the Princes of Arenberg up until the Second World War, when a prince used one of the vehicles to travel from Paris to Moscow twice, once in 1911 and then in 1968, and again in 1994, when the Channel Tunnel was opened. The current chateau is an example of five centuries worth of construction dating from the 14th century up until 1888 when major modifications turned it into a grandiose residence inhabited by the actual proprietor, Altesse Sérénissime, the 5th French Prince and Duke of Arenberg. Completely furnished, the Menetou chateau has some beautiful features, such as a library with 12,000 books, a hall decorated like a chapter house from an abbey, one of Jacques Coeur’s travel chests and cloths from a Flemish school. The place serves as a reminder of the great nobleman, Auguste of Arenberg, who began the major renovations of the château in the 19th century. The chateau in Menetou-Salon is a stop on the Route Jacques-Coeur, a tour of various French historic sites. The chateau still belongs to the Arenberg family.
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