Château Borély

Château Borély
Location in Marseille
General information
Town or city	Marseille, 8th arrondissement
Country	France
Coordinates	43°15′27″N 5°22′55″E / 43.257423°N 5.381955°E / 43.257423; 5.381955Coordinates: 43°15′27″N 5°22′55″E / 43.257423°N 5.381955°E / 43.257423; 5.381955
Construction started	1767
Completed	1778
Design and construction
Architect	Charles-Louis Clérisseau Esprit-Joseph Brun

The Château Borély is a chateau in the southern part of Marseille, France.

The chateau was built in the eighteenth century for Louis Borély (1692-1768), a rich merchant of Marseille. It was donated to the city in the nineteenth century. For several years it hosted the archaeological museum. The chateau is located in the current Parc Borély.

There are plans to transfer the Faïence Museum (Musée de la Faïence de Marseille) from the Château Pastré to the Château Borély, which will also hold the planned Museum of Decorative Arts and Fashion, as part of preparations for Marseille becoming the European cultural capital in 2013.

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