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Historic Architecture

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Historic Architecture in France

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A close-up of a stone fountain featuring a bronze mask spout with water flowing into a basin, set against a stone wall with a sign reading "EAU NON POTABLE".

Fontainebleau, Île-de-France

Cour du Cheval Blanc

Renaissance courtyard featuring the Horseshoe Staircase
A photograph of an ornate, gilded ceiling fresco featuring a central oval medallion with mythological figures and putti, surrounded by decorative borders and corner figures.

Fontainebleau, Île-de-France

Musée de la Grande Galerie

UNESCO palace with Gallery of Francis I
A close-up photograph of a blue ceiling or wall panel decorated with repeating gold fleur-de-lis motifs arranged in vertical columns, framed by wooden structural elements.

Fontainebleau, Île-de-France

Salle des États

UNESCO palace room for Napoleon's abdication
A wide-angle photograph of the Cour d'Honneur (Courtyard of Honor) at the Château de Fontainebleau, showing the central pavilion with its clock tower, flanked by long wings of the palace, and a formal garden with manicured lawns, topiary, and a co

Fontainebleau, Île-de-France

Château de Fontainebleau

Historic royal palace with extensive park

From €15

The Galerie François I at the Château de Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau, Île-de-France

Galerie François Ier

16th-century gallery with Italian Renaissance frescoes
A historical architectural plan or site map showing the layout of the "Pavillon de Mme la Marquise de Pompadour" and surrounding gardens at Fontainebleau, with labeled sections like "Gazon," "Volière," and "Parc du Château de Fontainebleau."

Fontainebleau, Île-de-France

Jardin du Roi

Royal gardens with lakes and fountains

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