Completion of the restoration of the southern façade of the Château de la Punta, in Alata, South Corsica
Château de la Punta: the restoration of its southern façade nears completion in Corsica
Built with stones from the Tuileries Palace after the 1871 fire, the Château de la Punta, above the Bay of Ajaccio, has just seen its southern façade restored following a €3.3 million project.
Editorial journal · Carte des Châteaux ·
When the Tuileries Palace burned down in Paris in 1871, not all its stones vanished into the rubble. Some made the journey across France to Alata, in South Corsica, where they were used between 1883 and 1891 to build a Renaissance-style pavilion overlooking the Bay of Ajaccio: the Château de la Punta. A century and a half later, its southern façade has been restored to its former glory, following a €3.3 million project led by the Corsican Collectivity.
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