Rescuing the 18th century Music Pavilion at Château de Meung-sur-Loire

Description of the pavilion on the website dartagnans.fr: 

This Pavilion is an attractive late-18th century edifice inspired by the Follies of the time. An elegant staircase opens out onto a terrace overlooking the Loire, a stucco-adorned vaulted room still echoes with the sounds of the bishop’s recitals and a room, underground, was probably used as a dairy reminiscent of the delightful pre-Romanticism of Marie-Antoinette at the Petit Trianon of Versailles. 

In its original state, this Folly is an exquisite witness to the French style that Mme de Pompadour, a neighbour of the bishop of Orléans (her château is in Ménars, not far from Meung), promoted in France. 

Rescuing then restoring

Today, the terrace is leaking, the tuffeau stones are eroding away and the archways are crumbling … This isn’t a question of restoration, but rescue! Hence the aim of the fundraising campaign. We wish to halt the subsidence and falling stones and stabilise and protect this building so that we can then begin to restore it. 

The fundraising campaign is open for another fortnight; the €13,000 needed to save the building still hasn’t been reached. 

If you would like to contribute, go to: https://dartagnans.fr/fr/projects/sauvez-le-pavillon-xviiie-du-chateau-de-meung/campaign