Chateau de Luneville

The Chateau de Luneville which had belonged to the Dukes of Lorraine since the 13^th century, changed into rebuilt as “the Versailles of Lorraine” with the aid of Duke Leopold from 1703 to 1723, from designs of Pierre Bourdict and Nicolas Dorbay after which of the architect Germain Boffrand, whose masterwork it became. It became the house of King Stanisaw Leszczynski, last duke of Lorraine and Bar.

Luneville became indexed as a Monument historique in 1901 and via successive ordinances. Its princely apartments are sorted via the Ministry of Defense at the same time as the structure is the responsibility of the Conseil departemental de Meurthe-et-Moselle. On the night of 2 to 3 January 2003, a hearth broke out that ravaged the chateau to the quantity that the plaster vault of the chapelle royale collapsed. Passing via the attics, the hearth destroyed the roof over lots of the shape. The recovery of the constructing and its decors is beneath manner.