{"id":13615,"date":"2025-08-21T09:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferrieres-paris.com\/?post_type=presse_medias&p=13615"},"modified":"2025-08-21T09:45:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:45:57","slug":"discover-the-history-of-the-chateau-de-ferrieres-written-since-1862","status":"publish","type":"presse_medias","link":"https:\/\/ferrieres-paris.devsecureweb.com\/en\/presse_medias\/discover-the-history-of-the-chateau-de-ferrieres-written-since-1862\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the History of the Ch\u00e2teau de Ferri\u00e8res, Written Since 1862\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are places where grandeur can be read as much in the stone as in the stories it preserves. The Ch\u00e2teau de Ferri\u00e8res<\/a>, a neo-Renaissance masterpiece rising in the heart of the Brie region<\/a>, belongs to that rare lineage: a residence designed to dazzle, and since 2015, the home of Ferri\u00e8res Hospitality & Luxury Management School<\/a>, which carries forward its legacy through excellence in hospitality and the art of living. <\/p>

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It all began with Baron James de Rothschild<\/a>. Captivated by the boldness of architect Joseph Paxton<\/a> \u2014 already famed for the Crystal Palace<\/a> \u2014 he entrusted him, in 1855, with the design of an \u201cItalian-style\u201d ch\u00e2teau: vast, symmetrical, adorned with square towers and a spectacular grand staircase. Four years later, the work was complete; on 16 December 1862, Napoleon III<\/a> inaugurated the ch\u00e2teau, and Ferri\u00e8res entered legend. Visitors marvelled at a vast hall bathed in light, a library of several thousand volumes, suites equipped with both hot and cold running water\u2026 and even a separate kitchen connected by an underground rail system, allowing steaming dishes to glide directly into the salons. Modernity at the service of splendour. <\/p>

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Surrounding it, 135 hectares of English-style landscaped park stretched out in sweeping vistas. Ferri\u00e8res was not merely a residence: it was a theatre of extraordinary receptions. Kings and artists were among its guests, while the finest sculptors and decorators of the time were commissioned to embellish its interiors. \u201cNo king could ever afford it,\u201d Emperor Wilhelm I<\/a> is said to have whispered, astonished by its opulence. <\/p>

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Yet history sometimes arrives unannounced. In September 1870, during the Siege of Paris<\/a>, Otto von Bismarck<\/a> received his French counterpart Jules Favre<\/a> at the ch\u00e2teau: the \u201cMeeting of Ferri\u00e8res\u201d sealed a painful page of the Franco-Prussian War. Later, during the Second World War, the ch\u00e2teau was occupied and its precious collections dispersed. The walls, however, forgot nothing. <\/p>

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After Liberation, Ferri\u00e8res fell silent for a time. Then, in 1959, Guy and Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne de Rothschild breathed life back into the estate. Once again, the salons echoed with conversation; themed balls drew creators and celebrities \u2014 Yves Saint Laurent, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly. The brilliance of the past now conversed with the modernity of the 1960s and 70s, until in 1975, the ch\u00e2teau was gifted to the Chancellery of the Universities of Paris for cultural and scientific purposes. <\/p>

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\u00a9 Julien Fraisse <\/p>

At the dawn of the 21st century, the destiny of the estate was rewritten. In 2012, Ferri\u00e8res returned to the hands of the local commune; the course was set: to transform this monument into a vibrant, open space, embodying the very essence of French excellence. In this spirit, in 2013, the creation of a prestigious school dedicated to hospitality, gastronomy and luxury was entrusted. In October 2015, Ferri\u00e8res School opened its doors at the very heart of the ch\u00e2teau: the grand galleries became classrooms, the teaching kitchens perpetuated the spirit of inventiveness, and the application restaurant Le Chai<\/em> welcomed its very first guests. The history of the place was now lived as an experience \u2014 of sharing, passion, and professional expertise. <\/p>

Ferri\u00e8res has therefore not changed its soul: it has changed its mission. From the visionary residence of a philanthropist banker to an educational home dedicated to the professions of hospitality, it has preserved the promise of its origin: to welcome, to inspire, to pass on. And with every diploma awarded beneath its coffered ceilings, the sentence begun by James de Rothschild and Joseph Paxton continues: here, history is written in the present. <\/p>

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