What is the architectural interest of Château-Haut de Lisle?

Its interior staircase combines fluted truncated columns and Gothic supports, enriched with sculptures imitating worked leather in stone, dating from the time of Henri IV.

Is the staircase handrail contemporary with the rest?

No, the balustrade belongs to the seventeenth century, later than the main body of the staircase.

Château haut de Lisle

Lisle

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Where: Lisle

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Château-Haut de Lisle stands in Lisle (Dordogne), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Château-Haut de Lisle in Dordogne houses a sixteenth-century interior staircase that blends architectural influences across two periods. This monumental staircase rests on fluted columns and Gothic-influenced supports, while its decoration features sculpted leather motifs on the landing ceilings. A later balustrade completes this ensemble of transitional architecture.

What to know

Access is limited to the interior staircase from the sixteenth century, listed as a historical monument.
The columns and supports retain Gothic vocabulary, while the handrail belongs to the seventeenth century.
The sculpted stone decoration of the ceilings, mimicking worked leather, forms the main distinctive feature of the site.

Where this château is

Lisle · Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

24350 Lisle

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00082619
Period of construction: 16th century

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What is the architectural interest of Château-Haut de Lisle?: Its interior staircase combines fluted truncated columns and Gothic supports, enriched with sculptures imitating worked leather in stone, dating from the time of Henri IV.
Is the staircase handrail contemporary with the rest?: No, the balustrade belongs to the seventeenth century, later than the main body of the staircase.