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Le château en bref
The Palais Lantivy in Ajaccio was built between 1826 and 1830 as part of the development of Napoleon Bonaparte's native city undertaken under the Restoration, following a royal ordinance of 25 September 1822. It is named after Gabriel de Lantivy de Kerveno, a former prefect of Corsica and the first French consul in Jerusalem. Designed in the neoclassical style by the architect Alphonse de Gisors in 1824, the construction was led by the engineer Jouvin, who altered the plan in 1829. Listed as a historic monument on 30 January 1990, it underwent major restoration work between 2000 and 2003 (façade, main hall, peristyle, roof) and again in 2006 (original frescoes). Today it serves as the prefecture of Corse-du-Sud and as the residence of the prefects of the département and the region.