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More than just a fancy mansion,
Jacques Coeur Palace

Let me introduce you to the Jacques Coeur Palace, located in Bourges, France, between Paris and Lyon. The Jacques Coeur Palace is a castle built for Jacques Coeur, a vassal and financial advisor who was favored by the former King Charles VII of France. It is famous as a representative tourist attraction of the region along with the Bourges Cathedral. In particular, the magnificent Gothic exterior and the luxurious stone carvings in the interior show how much Charles VII favored Jacques Coeur.

The most successful merchant, Jacques Coeur

Jacques Coeur, born into a bourgeois merchant family, made a fortune through his excellent business methods and used his wealth to seize various privileges that were monopolized by the clergy and nobles. Is that why? His mansion is a building strongly influenced by the late Gothic style and is so beautiful that it is considered a masterpiece of medieval civil architecture. That is why people call it a palace, not a mansion.

In search of late Gothic

Jacques Coeur's Mansion is a building heavily influenced by the late Gothic style and is considered a masterpiece of medieval civil architecture. When viewed from above, it is a unique structure with a hollow central trapezoid shape, with two large round towers and spires surrounding the front of the building, as well as the ornate Flamboyant-style sculptures decorating the roof, the Coeur family coat of arms, and human figures looking out the windows.