Completed 1904 Floor area 2,500 m² Construction started 1893 | Current tenants Private Opened 1904 | |
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Similar Pont du Diable, Hôtel Pams, Church of Saint Peter - Céret, Tech, Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom | ||
The Château d'Aubiry is a building located in Céret (Pyrénées-Orientales) and was built from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.
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Location
Although located in Céret, the Château d'Aubiry is nearer to the city limits of Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts than the town of Céret itself and can be seen from the road D 115, on the right side when coming from Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts and going towards Céret.
History
Industrial Frenchman Pierre Bardou-Job became wealthy selling rolling paper and decided to have a château built for each of his three children. All designed by the Danish architect Viggo Dorph-Petersen, the Château d'Aubiry was for his son Justin and built from 1893 to 1904. Pierre Bardou-Job himself never saw it, as he died suddenly in 1892 just before the start of the construction.
The Château d'Aubiry was used as a filming location in 1960 for the movie L'eau a la bouche by French director Jacques Doniol-Valcroze. It is protected as an official French historical monument since 2006, and is offered for sale with a 21.000.000 Euro asking price from 2011 onwards.
