Château de Compiègne
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The Château de Compiègne is a French château, a former royal residence built for Louis XV and later restored by Napoleon. Compiègne was one of three seats of royal government, the others being Versail
The Château de Compiègne seen from the garden
Aerial image of Château de Compiègne and its park
Main staircase at the château
Music lounge
Palace of Fontainebleau
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Palace of Fontainebleau, located 55 kilometers southeast of the center of Paris, in the commune of Fontainebleau, is one of the largest French royal châteaux. It served as a hunting lodge and autumn r
Château de Compiègne
…royal residence built for Louis XV and later restored by Napoleon. Compiègne was one of three seats of royal government, the others being Versailles and Fontainebleau. It is located in Compiègne in the Oise department and is open to the public. Even before the château was constructed, Compiègne was the preferred…
Château de Fontainebleau
Fontaine Belle-Eau, the spring which gave its name to Fontainebleau
The original horseshoe staircase by Philibert de l'Orme in the Courtyard of Cheval Blanc (1559)
Fountain and garden behind the château (about 1680)