Château de Saint-Maur: an 18th-century manor in Argent-sur-Sauldre

The Château de Saint-Maur, also known as Château d'Argent, is a historic manor located in Argent-sur-Sauldre, in the Cher department of Centre-Val de Loire. This 18th-century manor was acquired in 1764 by Nicolas Dupré de Saint-Maur, Intendant of the Generality of Bourges, who commissioned its construction. The principal architect of the building was Victor Louis.

Château de Saint-Maur is a fine example of the classical architecture of the era, and today the main building houses the Musée des vieux Métiers d'Argent-sur-Sauldre. The gardens of the castle were designed according to the rules defined by Duhamel du Monceau (1700-1782) to manifest a strictly classical landscape style for the period.

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