word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word château denotes...
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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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5″N 5°19′30.5″E / 43.279861°N 5.325139°E / 43.279861; 5.325139 The Château d'If (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto dif]) is a fortress located on the Île...
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The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac, is a historic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The hotel is situated...
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largest château in the Loire Valley; it was built to serve as a hunting lodge for Francis I, who maintained his royal residences at the Château de Blois...
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The Château de Chenonceau (French: [ʃɑto də ʃənɔ̃so]) is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire...
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Château DIY (formerly known as Escape to the Château DIY until 2020) is a Channel 4 formatted documentary television series which follows the stories of...
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The Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, located in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in...
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The Château de Chaumont (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto də ʃomɔ̃]), officially Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, is a castle (château) in Chaumont-sur-Loire...
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Château de Purnon is a French château located in the commune of Verrue in the department of Vienne. The château was constructed between 1779 and 1788...
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The Royal Château of Blois (French: Château Royal de Blois, pronounced [ʃɑto ʁwajal də blwa]) is a château located in the city center of Blois, Loir-et-Cher...
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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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Château de Villandry. The Château de Villandry is a grand country house located in Villandry, in the département...
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The Château du Champ-de-Bataille, is a château located in the Eure department of the French region of Upper Normandy. It's a Baroque château lying between...
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London: Cassell & Company Ltd. pp. 562–563. "Château d'Yquem". Château d'Yquem. Retrieved 10 April 2022. "Chateau d'Yquem". Retrieved 7 November 2010. Harding...
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The Château de la Muette (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto də la mɥɛt]) is a château located on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France, near the...
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Château Miraval is a château and vineyard located in the village of Correns, just north of Brignoles, a village in the Var département in the south of...
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The Château de Breteuil (previously called the Château de Bevilliers) is a château situated in the Vallée de Chevreuse in Yvelines department of France...
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The Château de la Motte-Husson is a Neo-Renaissance style château. It is located in the small market town of Martigné-sur-Mayenne, in the Mayenne département...
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French Ministry of Culture. Château des Milandes, also in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle List of castles in France Base Mérimée: Château de Castelnaud, Ministère...
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The Château des Amerois (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto dez‿amʁwa]) is a 19th-century neo-Gothic style château in the Ardennes forest, south-east of Bouillon...
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fill a gap in the Norman defences left by the fall of Château de Gisors and above all Château de Gaillon, a castle which belonged to Philip and used...
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Adoree and their family as they bought and renovated the 19th-century Château de la Motte-Husson, in Martigné-sur-Mayenne, France, while simultaneously...
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and 1818. In 1868 the Château was purchased by Baron James Mayer Rothschild for 4.4 million francs, and the estate became Château Lafite Rothschild. Rothschild...
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The Château de Saint-Cloud (French pronunciation: [ʃato d(ə) sɛ̃ klu]) was a château in France, built on a site overlooking the Seine at Saint-Cloud in...
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Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, a third wine named Margaux de Château Margaux, a dry white wine named Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux which does...
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The Château de Dampierre is a château in Dampierre-en-Yvelines, in the Vallée de Chevreuse, France. Built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1675–1683 for the...
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Château de Ferrières (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto də fɛʁjɛʁ]) is a French château built between 1855 and 1859 for Baron James de Rothschild in the Goût...
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Second Battle of the Marne. The arrondissement of Château-Thierry is called the country of Omois. Château-Thierry is one of 64 French towns to have received...
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Château Miranda (English: Miranda Castle), also known as Château de Noisy (English: Noisy Castle) was a 19th-century neo-Gothic castle in Celles, province...
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