Pierre Boulat
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Edmond Rostand - Arnaga
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A canal lined with flowers leads to a pergola that closes the garden -
Edmond Rostand - Arnaga
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In front of the house, a «French Garden» with water jets. -
Edmond Rostand - Arnaga
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The front garden with its large pool of water and, in the background, the Pyrenees. -
Edmond Rostand - Arnaga
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A canal lined with flowers leads to a pergola that closes the garden. -
Edmond Rostand - Arnaga
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One of the two pavilions adjoining the pergola. -
Edmond Rostand - Arnaga
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The huge entrance hall of the house with its grand piano offered by the composer Jules Massenet. -
Edmond Rostand - Arnaga
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In the large dining-room, the bust of Edmond Rostand next to a statue of Cyrano de Bergerac. The fountain, now filled with hydrangeas, was used to refresh the wines and champagne. Above the stove, the portrait of Edmond Rostand's wife, the poetess Rosemonde Gérard. -
Edmond Rostand - Arnaga
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Edmond Rostand's personal desk, Empire style garnished with bronzes. On his table, his portrait -
Edmond Rostand - Arnaga
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Study and play room for the two children Maurice and Jean Rostand. -
Edmond Rostand - Arnaga
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The three Academician costumes of the Rostand hung side by side: that of Eugene, the father of Edmond, poet and president of the Caisse d'Epargne des Bouches-du-Rhone, received in 1898 at the Academy moral and political sciences, that of Emond Rostand, a member of the Academy in 1913 and that of the youngest son Jean de Rostand, scientist and philosopher passionate by the genetics and love life of animals.
Inspired Homes / 5 – Edmond Rostand
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His vast Basque house of Cambo-les-Bains is home to the most Parisian palace.
It is in Cambo-les-Bains, on the edge of the Nive, that Edmond Rostand, born in Marseilles, settled at the beginning of the 20th century, to shelter his immense glory. In 1902, he bought a large piece of land and undertook the construction of a castle camouflaged in harmless Basque farm. Three years to build “Arnaga” – the name of a torrent – erect the walls, decorate the interior by appealing to his painter friends, and, keen of gardening, draw the park and choose the trees. In this refuge, which the City Council of Cambo-les-Bains made a museum, the author of “Cyrano de Bergerac” and “L’aiglon” came to cure his chest weaknesses and his neurasthenia.
