Can you visit the Château de Mézy all year round?

No, it is a private property with public access limited to occasional events such as Heritage Days.

Who built the Château de Mézy?

Architect Robert Mallet-Stevens designed it in the early 1920s for couturier Paul Poiret, before later work completed the building in the 1930s.

Why is the Château de Mézy also called the ocean liner?

Because of Art Deco features added in the 1930s, such as porthole windows and railings resembling a ship's deck.

Is the Château de Mézy a listed historic monument?

It has been listed as a historic monument since 1984, covering the main building and the gatekeeper's lodge.

Château de Mézy dit le Gibet dit aussi Villa Poiret

Mézy-sur-Seine

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Where: Mézy-sur-Seine

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Château de Mézy dit le Gibet dit aussi Villa Poiret stands in Mézy-sur-Seine (Yvelines), in the Île-de-France region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first half of the 20th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Perched above Mézy-sur-Seine, this villa built for the couturier Paul Poiret is among the earliest cubic designs by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens in the 1920s. Left unfinished after its patron's bankruptcy, it was completed in the 1930s with Art Deco ocean liner features that gave it its nickname. Concrete, steel and vast glass walls make for an architecture quite unlike the surrounding châteaux, overlooking the Seine valley from a park of nearly five hectares.

Written from Villa Paul Poiret

What to know

The villa is a private property, open to the public only occasionally, notably during European Heritage Days.
The building has been listed as a historic monument since 1984, covering the main structure, its terraces and the gatekeeper's lodge.
The interest of the site lies in its modernist architecture from the 1920s and 1930s, best appreciated from outside except during special openings.
The property sits on a hillside overlooking the Seine, within a park of several hectares.

Where this château is

Mézy-sur-Seine · Yvelines · Île-de-France

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32 Rte d'Apremont, 78250 Mézy-sur-Seine

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00087541
Period of construction: first half of the 20th century

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Can you visit the Château de Mézy all year round?: No, it is a private property with public access limited to occasional events such as Heritage Days.
Who built the Château de Mézy?: Architect Robert Mallet-Stevens designed it in the early 1920s for couturier Paul Poiret, before later work completed the building in the 1930s.
Why is the Château de Mézy also called the ocean liner?: Because of Art Deco features added in the 1930s, such as porthole windows and railings resembling a ship's deck.
Is the Château de Mézy a listed historic monument?: It has been listed as a historic monument since 1984, covering the main building and the gatekeeper's lodge.