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Le Paragone/Museum Baron Martin
TypeMusée d'art et d'histoire

The Baron Martin Museum is the fine arts and history museum of the town of Gray Gray in Haute-Saône, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Hosted since 1903 in the city castle, hovering the Saône, it displays a rich collection of artworks and archæological items, from Ancient history until now. the name of the museum refers to the baron Alexandre Martin (former owner of the castle).

History

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Castle's Park with the Paravis's Tower.

The first castle dates back to the XIIIth century est tout d'abord un château médiéval datant du XVIIIe siècle dont il ne reste plus que la tour du Paravis, les murs d'enceinte, et les sous-sols voûtés[1],. [[Category:County of Burgundy]] [[Category:History of Franche-Comté]] [[Category:Museums in Haute-Saône]] [[Category:Articles with authority control information]]

  1. ^ Claerr-Roussel et al. 1998, p. 36.