Château-Gaillard (Vannes)

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Château-Gaillard
Location map France Vannes
General information
Type	hôtel particulier
Location	Vannes
Coordinates	47°39′25″N 2°45′29″W / 47.656861°N 2.757972°W / 47.656861; -2.757972Coordinates: 47°39′25″N 2°45′29″W / 47.656861°N 2.757972°W / 47.656861; -2.757972
Completed	1410
Client	Jean de Malestroit
Owner	City of Vannes

The Château-Gaillard is a French hôtel particulier and an archaeological museum, built in the late Middle Ages in Vannes.^[1]

History[]

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Originally built as an administrative building for cardinal Jean de Malestroit, construction of the hotel was completed in 1410.^[2] The building was owned by several owners throughout its history, however, in 1912 the building was bought by historical society Société polymathique du Morbihan to house a new museum. On September 22, 1914, President of France Raymond Poincaré officially opened the museum's new collections.^[3] The building was federally protected by the Minister of Culture in 1913.^[1]

Description[]

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The museum has a collection of artifacts and documents.^[4]

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• (in French) J. de la Martinière, Le plus ancien manoir de Vannes, in Bulletin de la société polymathique du Morbihan, p. 93-152.

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