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This is a list of castles in France, arranged by region and department. Notes The French word château has a wider meaning than the English castle : it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English.
This list of châteaux in France is arranged by region. The French word château (French pronunciation:; plural: châteaux) has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English.
The château was designed by Léon-Maurice Chatenay, the family architect who had built the Adolphe de Rothschild ophthalmological foundation in the 19th arrondissement of Paris in 1902–1905.
The Château du Broutel is an 18th-century château situated in Rue, Hauts-de-France, in northern France.Originally built as the private residence for Jean-Baptiste Loisel Le Gaucher, it is currently owned by Globebrow Ltd and is a multi-activity centre for British children at KS2, 3 and 4.
Name Date Condition Image Ownership / Access Notes Tour des Archives de Vernon: 1123 Ruins Keep survives. Château Gaillard: 1196-8 Ruins Built in 2 years by Richard the Lionheart, early concentric castle of advanced design.
Sitting at the crest of a long entry drive, the château was designed by the British architect Joseph Paxton. The inspiration for the design of Ferrières was Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire, England, the house that Paxton had built for Baron James's nephew, Mayer Amschel de Rothschild. On seeing Mentmore, Baron James is reputed to have ...
Palace of Fontainebleau (/ ˈ f ɒ n t ɪ n b l oʊ / FON-tin-bloh, US also /-b l uː /-bloo; [1] French: Château de Fontainebleau [ʃɑto d(ə) fɔ̃tɛnblo]), located 55 kilometers (34 miles) southeast of the center of Paris, in the commune of Fontainebleau, is one of the largest French royal châteaux.
The English supported Henry V's son, Henry VI who was still a child, while the French supported Charles VII, the Dauphin of France. [32] Between 1427 and 1450 Château de Chinon was the residence of Charles, [33] when Touraine was virtually the only territory left to him in France, the rest being occupied by the Burgundians or the English.