Who renovated Bot Castle?

Ernest de Blignières, controller of Egyptian debt, commissioned the renovation between 1877 and 1883. Architect Maigné designed the plans, and Ambroise Baudry created the Orientalist interior decorations.

Where do the castle's decorative elements come from?

The decorative and architectural elements come from Egypt, collected during Blignières's stay in Cairo and brought back to Brittany to adorn the reception rooms.

What is protected as a historical monument?

The facades, roofing and ground-floor rooms decorated by Baudry, including the vestibule, staircase, billiards room and drawing rooms, have been listed since 2007.

Château du Bot

Bot Castle

Hennebont

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Where: Hennebont

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Château du Bot stands in Hennebont (Morbihan), in the Bretagne region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Bot Castle is a residence from the last quarter of the nineteenth century, renovated and enlarged between 1877 and 1883 for Ernest de Blignières, a high-ranking French official in Egypt. Architect Maigné conceived the plans by restoring the earlier building's layout while adding a storey and maintaining its symmetric composition of a central block flanked by two wings. The property's distinctive character stems from its Orientalist interiors, designed by Ambroise Baudry using architectural and decorative elements brought back from Egypt, reflecting its owner's passion for Arab arts.

What to know

The ground-floor reception rooms, decorated in the Orientalist style, are protected as historical monuments and date from the period of renovation completed in 1883.
The facades, roofing and interior staircase are among the elements listed in the historical monuments inventory since 2007.
The castle exemplifies nineteenth-century residential architecture in Brittany, distinguished by the integration of artistic and architectural elements from Egypt.

Where this château is

Hennebont · Morbihan · Bretagne

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56700 Hennebont

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA56000061
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 19th century

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Who renovated Bot Castle?: Ernest de Blignières, controller of Egyptian debt, commissioned the renovation between 1877 and 1883. Architect Maigné designed the plans, and Ambroise Baudry created the Orientalist interior decorations.
Where do the castle's decorative elements come from?: The decorative and architectural elements come from Egypt, collected during Blignières's stay in Cairo and brought back to Brittany to adorn the reception rooms.
What is protected as a historical monument?: The facades, roofing and ground-floor rooms decorated by Baudry, including the vestibule, staircase, billiards room and drawing rooms, have been listed since 2007.