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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 façade facing west, the French Garden, is the richest: it is adorned with a forecourt of four isolated columns [62] in the Corinthian style surmounted by capitals. [63] [note 7] On the south courtyard side, the ground floor is embossed horizontally, [note 8] while the main floor and attic are punctuated with Corinthian pilasters. [64]
The courtyard was designed both as a symbol of Villard's wealth and as an "urban gesture" to traffic on Madison Avenue. [16] The courtyard measures 80 feet (24 m) wide between the north and south wings and is 73 feet (22 m) deep. [18] It is flanked by two square posts with ball decorations above them.
A private botanical and English garden in a small valley, around a pond. The flower gardens are organized on the theme of colors. Other features include, basins full of trout, Japanese primroses, and colorful bushes in bloom in the spring. Talcy – The Château de Talcy. Talcy is not a large château, but a Renaissance country house of the ...
Following the French Revolution the château was abandoned for nearly 40 years, which gave time for a horse chestnut to grow through the floors of the building. [ 1 ] In 1830, the Nicolay heirs (see Nicolay family ) conveyed away the château, which was bought in 1872 by German banker Baron Samuel de Haber. [ 1 ]
The Château de Richelieu was an enormous 17th-century château (manor house) built by the French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) in Touraine. It was demolished for building materials in 1805 and almost nothing of it remains today.
Alabama: Acre. Auburn. The gorgeous stone façade of Acre matches the interior, a master class in rustic sophistication. Wrought iron chandeliers, white-washed brick, tall banquettes, and plenty ...
French Renaissance architecture is a style which was prominent between the late 15th and early 17th centuries in the Kingdom of France. It succeeded French Gothic architecture. The style was originally imported from Italy after the Hundred Years' War by the French kings Charles VII, Louis XI, Charles VIII, Louis XII and François I.