Chateau de Fontainebleau
CountryFrance
RegionSeine-et-Marne
Period12th century
Year Built1137
About Chateau de Fontainebleau
One of the largest French royal chateaux. Napoleon called it the house of the centuries. 34 kings and 2 emperors lived here over 800 years. Napoleon bid farewell to his Old Guard here before exile. The Francis I Gallery is a masterpiece of Renaissance art.
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