Country France Opened 1778 Architect Charles-Louis Clérisseau | Completed 1778 Construction started 1767 | |
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Town or city Marseille, 8th arrondissement Similar Parc Borély, Musée Cantini, Marseille History Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, La Vieille Charité | ||
Marseille parc et ch teau bor ly
The Château Borély is a chateau in the southern part of Marseille, France.
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Inauguration ch teau bor ly marseille 2013
History
The chateau was built in the eighteenth century for Louis Borély (1692-1768), a rich merchant of Marseille. It was donated to the city in the nineteenth century. For several years it hosted the archaeological museum. The chateau is located in the current Parc Borély.
There are plans to transfer the Faïence Museum (Musée de la Faïence de Marseille) from the Château Pastré to the Château Borély, which will also hold the planned Museum of Decorative Arts and Fashion, as part of preparations for Marseille becoming the European cultural capital in 2013.
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