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The Maison Mantin (''"Mantin House"'') is a late 19th-century French mansion〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=La restauration de la Maison Mantin est achevée )〕 located in the town of Moulins (aka ''Arrondissement de Moulins''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Arrondissement de Moulins: France )〕) in the Allier department of central France. The mansion, shuttered for more than a century, opened its doors to the public in November 2010 as a museum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Time-warp mansion opens its doors after century in the dark )〕 == History == Maison Mantin was commissioned by Louis Mantin, a wealthy man from Moulins, who wanted to showcase his art and antiques collection. It was designed by a noted local architect, René-Justin Moreau (April 28, 1858 - September 18, 1924), in collaboration with his father, Jean-Bélizaire Moreau (1828–1899), also an architect, and built in 1893.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=100 ans d’architecture à Moulins, René Moreau, architecte )〕 Mantin bequeathed the mansion to the town of Moulins in his will, written before his death in 1905. The will stated that the house be kept intact, so as to show to visitors in 100 years "a specimen of a bourgeois home of the nineteenth century".〔 Consequently, the house was kept shuttered for over a century, with all its original contents, and fell into disrepair. After extensive restoration, it was opened as a museum, and a showcase for the eclectic taste of its former owner.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maison Mantin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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