Can you visit the château de la Tuilerie in Auteuil?

No, it was demolished in 1927 and only the neighbourhood built on its former grounds remains.

Why was it called the invisible château?

Because when built in 1782 it was deliberately hidden among the trees of its park.

What remains of the estate today?

The park was subdivided into the neighbourhood around the place Rodin, and an annex building has housed the mother house of the Religious of the Assumption since 1953.

Who lived at the château de la Tuilerie?

The Marquis de la Tour du Pin, the Comtesse de Brienne, and later Talleyrand and Adolphe Thiers all resided there or held meetings there.

Château de la Tuilerie

Tuilerie Castle

Auteuil

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Auteuil

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Château de la Tuilerie stands in Auteuil (Paris), in the Île-de-France region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

The château de la Tuilerie no longer stands: built in 1782 in Auteuil for the Marquis de la Tour du Pin, it was demolished in 1927, and its grounds were subdivided to form the neighbourhood now surrounding the place Rodin, in Paris's 16th arrondissement. Hidden among the trees, it was nicknamed the invisible château. Figures such as Talleyrand and Adolphe Thiers once stayed there, before it became a boarding school run by the Religious of the Assumption. Nothing of it remains to be visited today.

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What to know

The château was entirely demolished in 1927, so there is no building left to visit.
Its former site now corresponds to the residential neighbourhood around the place Rodin, in Paris's 16th arrondissement.
A mother house of the Religious of the Assumption and a chapel built in 1961 still stand nearby, at 17 rue de l'Assomption.
A visit therefore amounts to a walk through a Parisian neighbourhood, with no monument open to the public.
There are no opening hours, fees or access details since the site is no longer a standing monument.

Where this château is

Auteuil · Paris · Île-de-France

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Address

Auteuil, Paris

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the château de la Tuilerie in Auteuil?: No, it was demolished in 1927 and only the neighbourhood built on its former grounds remains.
Why was it called the invisible château?: Because when built in 1782 it was deliberately hidden among the trees of its park.
What remains of the estate today?: The park was subdivided into the neighbourhood around the place Rodin, and an annex building has housed the mother house of the Religious of the Assumption since 1953.
Who lived at the château de la Tuilerie?: The Marquis de la Tour du Pin, the Comtesse de Brienne, and later Talleyrand and Adolphe Thiers all resided there or held meetings there.