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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.
In ancient times palace buildings could be as large or even larger than existing palace buildings. One example is the palace of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete. The palace, which started construction in 2000 BC, reached its largest size in 1500 BC with a size of 20,000 m 2 (215,278.208 ft 2) and 1,300 rooms. [17]
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Deutsch: Gewölbe der Kapelle Saint-Saturnin des Schlosses Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Département Seine-et-Marne, Region Île-de-France, Frankreich English: Vault of the Chapel of Saint Saturnin of Fontainebleau Palace, Fontainebleau, Département of Seine-et-Marne, Region of Île-de-France, France
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The Chinese Museum or musée chinois is a section of the Palace of Fontainebleau that keeps artifacts from Qing dynasty China, the Kingdom of Siam, and other Asian countries, including diplomatic gifts and plunder from the Second Opium War. Opened in 1863 by Empress Eugénie, it is one of the world's oldest museums specifically dedicated to ...
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