{"id":121848,"date":"2022-11-23T11:53:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T10:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=121848"},"modified":"2022-11-23T11:57:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T10:57:11","slug":"chateau-de-noel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=121848","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u00e2teau de No\u00ebl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Imagine yourself in a winter wonderland, full of spectacular decorations and bright lights, housed in and around a French Revolution-inspired manor reminiscent of a Ch\u00e2teau de No\u00ebl (Christmas Castle). Just an hour away from the hustle and bustle of London, a Christmas oasis awaits. After a two years hiatus, the Waddesdon Manor is bringing its annual Christmas celebration back for its 20th year. Find out more in Ch\u00e2teau de No\u00ebl<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story of this magnificent and quintessential English Christmas celebration begins around 1874 with Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, a renowned art collector and member of the banking family. Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild needed somewhere special to house his extraordinary collection of 18th-century French art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild was originally from Austria, however, he spent most of his formative years in Paris and the UK. He was a banker, much like most of his family, but also sat as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons. His most outstanding attribute was as an art collector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rothschild\u2019s vision of the perfect home for his art came as soon as he brought sprawling land from the Duke of Marlborough in Waddesdon. The seemingly endless amount of green grass in the countryside was the perfect touch for the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to fully emulate the aesthetics of his 18th-century French art collection, Rothschild envisioned building a massive ch\u00e2teau, inspired by the corresponding French Revolution. This vision would come to be known as the Waddesdon Manor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This grand project took around eleven years to complete, from 1874-1885. Gabriel Hippolyte-Destailler was responsible for the building and designing of the manor to correspond with Rothschild\u2019s vision. Once the Waddesdon Manor was finished in 1885, Rothschild took full advantage of the space, using it to house his collection and to host parties to show it off to high society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, the manor was used to house Rothschild’s family as well as it was used for intimate showings of his collection. This remained the case for a while until the Second World War, when it was used to house over 100 children from London, fleeing the chaos occurring in the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n