Grand Chalet

[1] Claude Roy wrote of it: The Grand Chalet, a caravel washed up on a mountain, a Shinto temple... With its architecture in white wood and balconies of lace.The Grand Chalet of Rossinière a colossal wooden dwelling, boasting a staggering 500 square meters spread across five floors and adorned with over 100 windows that bathe its interior in natural light.

It's a marvel of Alpine architecture, akin to the Great Pyramid of Giza in its significance to pharaonic monuments.

In 1852 it was turned into a hotel, patronised by Englishmen, Americans, Russians and Australians, along with Victor Hugo.

The painter Balthus bought it in 1977 and welcomed several artists there until his death in 2001.

The chalet's grand salon now houses the Balthus Foundation and its many shows, concerts and exhibitions, such as: Media related to Category:Grand Chalet Rossinière at Wikimedia Commons