| A castle of magnificent Renaissance style that never experienced war |
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| Chateau de CHANTILLY |
| Affiliated on May 11, 1989 |
![[photo]](img/p01.jpg)  The city of Chantilly is a small town with a population of 12,000, located
about 40 km northeast of Paris in the province of Oise. The city is known
for horse racing and many trainers and owners of horses live there. The
Remi Martin equestrian contest is held every year.
The symbol of this city is the castle of Chantilly which is known as one of the best castles in the world. The castle is a specimen of magnificent Renaissance architecture whose beauty has been reflected on the surface of Silvy lake around the castle. It is said there was already a castle wall in the era of Roman's control. In 1386 the great lawyer of Charles VI, Pierre d'Orgemont got this castle. Since then renovating and extension work has been repeated and in the 19th century Duke Aumale had made some big scale renovations rendering its present appearance. The garden is grand and ponds, bowers and stone statues tastefully placed make seasonal changes more beautiful. In the castle there is the Conde museum and the library that Duke Aumale established and stored the collections of successive lords. The famous paintings by Raphael are also stored and a collection of books bound in gold and silver handiwork are open to the public.
The national treasure Himeji castle shared sister-castle affiliation with the castle of Chantilly beginning in 1989 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the city system. For Japan, this was the first sister-castle affiliation with foreign castle. |
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