The Château d'Écouen is an historic château in the commune of Écouen, some 20 km north of Paris, France, and a notable example of French Renaissance architecture...
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of the Château d'Écouen (1538–1550) Fireplace in the Grand Hall of the King, Château d'Écouen (1538–1550) Ceramic floor tiles of Château d'Écouen (1538–1550)...
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The Château de Chantilly (pronounced [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃɑ̃tiji]) is a historic French château located in the town of Chantilly, Oise, about 50 kilometres (30...
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Palace of Versailles (redirect from Château de Versailles)
Finances, at his palatial residence, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. Louis XIV was impressed by the château and its gardens, which were the work of Louis...
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begun. The château behind a boar hunt, by Limbourg Brothers or Barthélemy d'Eyck (1412–1416) The château by Jean Fouquet (1455) The château of Charles...
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and are now in the French National Museum of the Renaissance in the Château d'Écouen. During their reconstruction, the Renaissance masks were replaced with...
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medieval phase. This Château Vieux was rebuilt by Charles V in the 1360s on the old foundations. The oldest parts of the current château were reconstructed...
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The Château de Malmaison (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) malmɛzɔ̃]) is a French château situated near the left bank of the Seine, about 15 kilometres...
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (redirect from Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte)
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (French pronunciation: [ʃato də vo lə vikɔ̃t]) is a Baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres...
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Palace of Fontainebleau (redirect from Château Fontainebleau)
Fontainebleau (/ˈfɒntɪnbloʊ/ FON-tin-bloh, US also /-bluː/ -bloo; French: Château de Fontainebleau [ʃɑto d(ə) fɔ̃tɛnblo]), located 55 kilometers (34 miles)...
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La Roche-Guyon (redirect from Château de La Roche-Guyon)
Rochefoucauld. The Château retained its medieval aspect of a fortress, with its moat and towers and cramped, dark living apartments. The Château was largely...
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transferred to the newly created Musée National de la Renaissance at the Château d'Écouen in the northern outskirts of Paris, freeing additional space for medieval...
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Château d'Écouen Château de Chantilly Château de Fontainebleau Château de Malmaison Château de Rambouillet Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye Château de...
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The Château de Rambouillet (pronounced [ʃɑto də ʁɑ̃bujɛ]), known in English as the Castle of Rambouillet, is a château in the town of Rambouillet, Yvelines...
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Château d'Écouen Château de Chantilly Château de Fontainebleau Château de Malmaison Château de Rambouillet Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye Château de...
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Château d'Écouen Château de Chantilly Château de Fontainebleau Château de Malmaison Château de Rambouillet Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye Château de...
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Louvre Palace (redirect from Château du Louvre)
complex of a similar size as the old Louvre, not dissimilar to the Château d'Écouen that had been recently completed on Jean Bullant's design, with an...
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Luxembourg Palace (redirect from Château du Luxembourg)
Madame de Berry left Paris and the Luxembourg Palace. She died in her Château de la Muette on 21 July 1719 and, according to Saint-Simon, was found to...
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Prince's furniture, carriages, and horses. She was also to get the Château d'Écouen, so long as she allowed it to be used as an orphanage for the descendants...
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kings Château de Fontainebleau - built by Francis I of France, it is one of the largest of the French royal châteaux Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte Château de...
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(southeastern) chapel Charles Leclerc (1772–1802); urn relocated from the Château de Montgobert 1904: heart of Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne (1743–1800)...
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invited Leonardo da Vinci to the Château d'Amboise and provided him with the Château du Clos Lucé, then called Château de Cloux, as a place to stay and...
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1524; wood; height: 144 cm; Château d'Écouen (Écouen, France) Wardrobe; c.1530; carved walnut; height: 230 cm; Château d'Écouen Cassone (chest); c.1550–1560;...
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style. In 1552, Niccolò moved to France, where he worked at the royal Château de Fontainebleau as a member of the decorating team under the direction...
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Catherine de' Medici. He also worked on the Tuileries, the Louvre, and the Château d'Écouen. Bullant was a Huguenot. On his return in 1537 from a study in Rome...
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peculiar resemblance to it. Triple crescent badge of Henry II of France (Château d'Écouen) Mamluk lancers, early 16th century (etching by Daniel Hopfer) The...
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Château d'Écouen Château de Chantilly Château de Fontainebleau Château de Malmaison Château de Rambouillet Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye Château de...
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Château d'Écouen Château de Chantilly Château de Fontainebleau Château de Malmaison Château de Rambouillet Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye Château de...
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Château d'Écouen Château de Chantilly Château de Fontainebleau Château de Malmaison Château de Rambouillet Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye Château de...
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romantic indiscretions, allowing for the rendezvous' to transpire at his Château d'Écouen. By 1538, Diane would however have assessed Catherine as her preferred...
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