Living Museum of the Horse

It is housed in the Great Stables (Grandes Écuries) of the Château de Chantilly, about 40 km (25 mi) north of Paris.

The Great Stables were built in 1719, on the orders of Louis Henri, duke of Bourbon, Prince of Condé, who believed that he would be reincarnated as a horse.

In 1830, Henri d'Orléans, duke of Aumale, the fourth son of King Louis-Philippe, inherited the château from his uncle, the Duc de Bourbon.

In 1886, Henri bequeathed the château, the stables, the racecourse, and almost 8 km2 of forest land to the Institut de France, with the stipulation that it should be preserved as it was.

The château and museum appeared in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill, where it portrayed the French home and stables of villain Max Zorin, played by Christopher Walken.