Palaces and Chateaux

[An Ard Ri]

The newly restored apartments of Queen Marie Antoinette will reopen after a 3 year restoration.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-e...antoinette-s-versailles-apartments-on-display

 

[An Ard Ri]

Touring the Chateau de Chambord on the Loire Valley,with its rich history of Kings and queens.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/...ng-Chambord-largest-chateau-Loire-Valley.html

 

[Blog Real]

Royal and princely palaces of France

• Amboise castle
• Palace of the Popes, Avignon
• Imperial Palace, now Palace Hotel, Biarritz
• Blois Castle
• Bourbon-lArchambault Castle
• Castle of the Dukes of Savoy, Chambery
• Chambord Castle
• Compiègne Castle
• Louis Philippes Château dEu
• Fontainebleau castle
• Palais Royal Plantagenêt known as Palace of the Counts of Maine, Le Mans
• Lunéville castle
• Castle of Lusignan of the King of Cyprus
• Royal Castle Loches
• Palace of the Pharo of Napoleon III, Marseille
• Malmaison Castle
• Chateau de Marly
• Meudon castle
• Palace of the Dukes of Bourbon, Mills
• Pau castle
• Palace of the Kings of Majorca, Perpignan
• Castle of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
• Royal castle of Senlis and Saint-Maurice
• Chateau de Chenonceau by Catherine de Medicis
• St. Cloud Castle
• Castle of Versailles

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Le Chateau de Chenonceau is known as The Ladies' Chateau.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Chateau de Meudon, also known as the Royal Castle of Meudon, was the residence of Louis, the Grand Dauphin, the eldest son of King Louis XIV.

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Chateau de Meudon was previously owned by a few other famous residents, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Duchess of Étampes and mistress to François Ier resided there and later the Cardinal of Lorraine .

 

[Blog Real]

The Royal Domain of Dreux is the official residence of the Count of Paris. Prince Jean and Princess Philomena moved to the Domaine Royal in March 2011. Since the 19th century, this property has been closely linked to the Orléans family's political and dynastic history.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Dreux
https://comtedeparis.com/domaine-royal-de-dreux/

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Chapelle royale de Dreux which serves as the principal burial site for the House of Orléans is also situated there

 

[An Ard Ri]

The restoration of the Chapelle Royale at Versailles is now complete

 

[CyrilVladisla]

An illustration of the Palace of Fontainebleau
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-palace-of-fontainebleau-37436216.html

 

[An Ard Ri]

An illustration of the Palace of Fontainebleau
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-palace-of-fontainebleau-37436216.html

The Official Website of the Chateau de Fontainebleau
https://www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr/en/

 

[CyrilVladisla]

A bedroom designed by Constant, the King's architect, in the apartment of the Duchess of Orleans in the Palais Royal
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-bedroom-of-the-duchess-of-orleans-32072900.html

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Emperor Napoleon I's Bedchamber is located in the Small Apartments. All the furniture in these rooms are the original pieces commissioned by the Emperor before he decided on richer furnishings for the rooms on the upper floor.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Emperor Napoleon I's Bedchamber is located in the Small Apartments. All the furniture in these rooms are the original pieces commissioned by the Emperor before he decided on richer furnishings for the rooms on the upper floor.

What chateau are you refering to?

 

[CyrilVladisla]

What chateau are you refering to?

Fontainebleau

 

[An Ard Ri]

Fontainebleau

Pope Pius VII also resided there in 1804 , 1812 and 1814 and was housed in the apartments of Catherine de Médicis.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

In 1805 the Elysee Palace was the official residence of Joachim Murat, the Governor of Paris and his wife Caroline, Emperor Napoleon I's sister.
http://frenchly.us/wp-content/uploa...-Paris-Elysee-palace-gardens.-image-alamy.jpg

 

[An Ard Ri]

In 1805 the Elysee Palace was the official residence of Joachim Murat, the Governor of Paris and his wife Caroline, Emperor Napoleon I's sister.
http://frenchly.us/wp-content/uploa...-Paris-Elysee-palace-gardens.-image-alamy.jpg

Prior to that it was known as Hôtel d'Évreux and was the home of Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Count of Évreux and after him Madame de Pompadour and then Bathilde d'Orléans,Princess of Condé!

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Emperor Napoleon I of the French signed his abdication at Elysee Palace on June 22, 1815.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Emperor Napoleon I of the French signed his abdication at Elysee Palace on June 22, 1815.

At that time it was the residence of Princess Caroline and Joachim Murat

 

[CyrilVladisla]

The Chateau de Marly was a French royal residence of King Louis XIV.
View of the Chateau de Marley from the entrance front
http://www.alamy.com/chateau-de-marly-from-the-entrance-front-image185608817.html

 

[CyrilVladisla]

The garden front of Fontainebleau with the ornamental moat
http://www.maryevans.com/history/Fontainebleau-10053813

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Chateau de Marly was a French royal residence of King Louis XIV.
View of the Chateau de Marley from the entrance front
http://www.alamy.com/chateau-de-marly-from-the-entrance-front-image185608817.html

The chateau was abandoned following the death of Louis XIV but after Louis XV reached his majority he started to use it again and was in use right up until 1789.
The Château de Marly was ransacked in 1795 and the demolition began in 1799!

 

[Toledo]

I like these videos that show in animation how the construction of a palace evolved in time

Versailles, from Louis XIII to the French Revolution

 

[Toledo]

Versailles after the French Revolution

 

[Toledo]

What's inside of Buckingham Palace?

 

[Toledo]

The Winter Palace of Peter the Great

 

[Toledo]

The Louvre: 800 years of history

 

[CyrilVladisla]

The Boudoir de la Reine (Silver Bedroom) in the Chateau de Fontainebleau
http://www.maryevans.com/history/13459985

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Boudoir de la Reine (Silver Bedroom) in the Chateau de Fontainebleau
http://www.maryevans.com/history/13459985

It was created in only in 1786 and was used by the Queen up until 1789 ,the Chateau de Fontainebleau greatest transformation came under Catherine de Médicis who carried on the building and embellishments of François I!