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With the launch of the French Chateau in CityVille, we've seen a new way for your friends to help you construct buildings in the game. Using this French Chateau as an example, you'll still need to ...
The Louvre Castle (French: Château du Louvre), also referred to as the Medieval Louvre (French: Louvre médiéval), [1] was a castle (French: château fort) begun by Philip II of France on the right bank of the Seine, to reinforce the city wall he had built around Paris.
The castle has been classified as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1902. [1] This building, on top of a hill overhanging the village and its lake, reaches an elevation of 605 m. The site is in the Quercob region, 60 km (37 mi) south of Carcassonne and 45 km (28 mi) east of Foix.
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, Centre-Val de Loire. [1] It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire Valley. [2] The estate of Chenonceau is first mentioned in writing in the 11th century. [3]
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.
Taken over by Napoleonic French state for use as a military barracks and prison. Château de Beaumont le Vieux: End of 10th century Ruin Château de Crestet: Château d'Entrechaux: 10th-11th century Undergoing restoration Château de Lacoste: Ruins A residence of the Marquis de Sade, destroyed during the French Revolution. Château de Mornas
Château de Purnon is a French château located in the commune of Verrue in the department of Vienne. [1] The château was constructed between 1779 and 1788 (237 years ago) () for Antoine-Charles Achard, Marquis de la Haye [2] (1737–1816) from material reclaimed from the ruins of the nearby Château de Brisay.
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 focuses primarily on architectural entities that may be properly termed castle or fortress ( French : château-fort ), and excludes entities not built around a ...