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Palaces in France

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Palaces in France

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The pink-marble colonnade of the Grand Trianon at Versailles

Versailles, Île-de-France

The Grand Trianon

18th-century pink marble palace in the Trianon estate

Free

A wide-angle photograph of the Cour d'Honneur (Cour de Marbre) of the Palace of Versailles, showing the central pavilion flanked by the wings of the King's and Queen's apartments, with distinctive red brick and stone facades, blue slate roofs with go

Versailles, Île-de-France

Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles)

UNESCO site with 2,300 rooms in Versailles
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 symmetrical, light-colored stone building with a central pediment, multiple rows of tall windows, and manicured round hedges on a lawn in the foreground, with a Gothic-style cathedral spire visible behind it.

Tours, Centre-Val de Loire

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours

18th-century palace housing masterpieces by Rembrandt and...

From €4.20

Neoclassical facade of the Musee d'Arts de Nantes with banners over the entrance steps.

Nantes, Pays de la Loire

Musée d'Arts de Nantes

Nine-century art in historic and modern spaces

From €9

The image shows a large, paved courtyard surrounded by historic stone and brick buildings featuring arched windows, a prominent external stone staircase with a metal railing, and arched ground-floor passageways under an overcast sky.

Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon

Palau Reial Major

Former royal palace in Perpignan, France
The Gothic façade of the Palais des Papes in Avignon

Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Palais des Papes

The vast Gothic palace of the 14th-century popes
A wide-angle view of a grand Renaissance-style palace with a pale ochre facade, multiple conical-roofed towers, and symmetrical wings, set behind a manicured garden with tree-lined alleys and informational plaques under a blue sky.

Nevers, Burgundy

Palais des Ducs de Nevers

15th-century Renaissance palace housing city hall
A low-angle street view of a historic stone building complex featuring a prominent Gothic-style tower with a spire, set against a blue sky, with cobblestone pavement and bollards in the foreground.

Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire

Palais Jacques-Cœur

15th-century Renaissance palace in Bourges

Free

Wide-angle view of the Grand Canal in Versailles Gardens with visitors strolling along the banks under a cloudy sky.

Versailles, Île-de-France

The Grand Canal

164-hectare canal with 14 islands in Versailles park

Free

Neoclassical portico and pediment sculptures of the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, Dijon.

Dijon, Burgundy

Palais des Ducs de Bourgogne et des États de Bourgogne

14th-century ducal palace housing Dijon's City Hall

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