LARC 1950 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Long Side, Banqueting House, Louse
20 Oct 2016
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Located in rural areas, often beside rivers. Powerful group that will protect you, so now there"s ge(cid:374)tle rolli(cid:374)g hills and expand castles outwards. On the hill, easy to protect and see. Added to medieval castles: irregular arrangements, not integrated with residence, gardens walled and surrounded by a moat. Rectangular plan defined the edge of the garden and provided views of the loire. A lot of the chateaus and castles, existed before changes were made, there were new elements added on. He brought back people and ideas to england from italy to get the gardens built for him. Added area to the main chateau, still walls and defensive. Central pathway led to a bridge across a moat that connected to the chateau. Fountain within a wooden pavilion marked the intersection of two crossing pathways. Francis the first, moved it closer to paris. Much has been changed overtime, there are still some early forms.
