Château de La Tour des Baumettes

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Le château en bref

The Château de La Tour des Baumettes is a Neo-Gothic-style residence built in the mid-19th century on the Baumettes hill, west of the centre of Nice, on the remains of a former watchtower. The property first belonged to the Audiffret family before being bought in 1877–1878 by Count Joseph Caravadossi d'Aspremont, an officer and founder of the Société des Beaux-Arts de Nice. He entrusted the transformation of the building to the architect Louis Dunski (1829–1888), who gave it its present appearance: crenellated towers, bartizans and machicolations blend with Troubadour-style and Moorish-inspired decoration. The original park, of about three hectares, is adorned with statues on mythological subjects (Neptune, griffins, chimeras). From 1922 onwards the estate was broken up, and in 1946 the château was converted into residential co-ownership apartments. Today a private residential property, it is not open to visitors, but its clock tower remains a landmark visible from much of the city.