“Neoclassicism and Château de Malmaison”



“Neoclassicism and Château de Malmaison”
Neoclassicism was born in mid-18th century during western movements and it takes inspiration from classical arts. Not only in architectures but also artists like painters start to involve in neoclassicism movements. This whole movement is based on classical style and tend to reuse classical parts. In neoclassical style you could see tall columns, arches, doorways, wild windows, evenly spaced window, geometric forms, and the buildings are also massive. The building façade is flat and roof is also flat and the columns mostly carry the weights of the building structure.
The Chateau de malmaison is located in Paris and you could see Renaissance, Neoclassical, Empire, and Classical architecture style. This castle is always belonging to rich families it also served as a head quarter of the French government once. Napoleon and Josephine were owned the castle once they were well known for owning this castle throughout the history. Josephine purchased the house while her husband away to Egypt. Napoleon was not excited of his wife buying this expensive castle but then he starts to like the castle and hired two architects to start and add some expensive renovations.




There is a lot of unique architecture and Interior designs style, and art collection are in this castle. Napoleon went to a lot of battles and he brought whatever antique things he gets to give as a present to his wife. The castle front is shaped like tent it has a metal enclosure and you could also see columns and the windows are lined up evenly. The floors are also black and white tile and the spaces are continuous. There is also a lot of arch ceiling and interior arch designs inside the house. The stair cases are made with wood railing and treads. The castle also surrounded with gardens. 
Citation 

Trattner, Douglas. “Neoclassical Architecture.” HGTV, HGTV, 27 Apr. 2015, www.hgtv.com/design/home-styles/neoclassical-architecture.
Mindel, FAIA Lee F. “Tour Napoléon and Josephine Bonaparte's Preserved Private Estate Near Paris.” Architectural Digest, 12 Jan. 2016, www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/chateau-malmaison-napoleon-josephine-bonaparte/all.











 








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