The Obdurate Remnant: The Magnificent Gate of Mérantais

The Gate of Mérantais, one of the 24 gates adorning the wall of Louis XIV's Grand Parc, was erected in the year 1684. Its structure echoes that of its kin, all the works of Jules Hardouin-Mansart. It presents a grand gate cochère next to the lodgings of the guard. Previously, it was one of the principal gates to the south of the Grand Parc's wall, leading to the Mérantais domain, later dubbed 'Solitude of Mérantais' in the 17th century. Today, the splendor of the gate can still be perceived along the Departmental Route 36.

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