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François Racine de Monville, founder of the Désert de Retz
Culture · Saturday, November 21 · 11:00 · Paris
Bibliothèque Jean d'Ormesson, 3 rue de Lisbonne
Free
Born in 1724 into a family of financiers, he renovated his home in the Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the neoclassical style. In 1774, he bought the Retz estate near Marly. He laid out poetic gardens in the spirit of the Enlightenment, earning him the name Désert de Retz. Conference by Danièle Prévost, president of the Historical and Archaeological Society of the 8th and 17th arrondissements Audience: adults.
