fontainebleau chateau
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First created 7 Apr 2015. Version 1.0 - 1 May 2015. Jerry Tse. London.
Fontainebleau
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Royal Palace of France
Fontainebleau is about 75km southeast of Paris or about 75 minutes by car or 40 to 50 minutes by train.
European architecture series
Only the square A built by
St Louis remains today.
The Renaissance palace was
mostly built by Francis I and
his son Henry II.
Henry IV and Louis XIII
constructed I, H and J.
Louis XIV, Louis XV and
Louis XVI constructed
K, M and L. K was pull
downed later by Louis
XV.
Napoleon I
pulled
down N.
Evolution of the Palace
Palace Today
The Fontainebleau today is mainly constructed since 1500. The oldest structure today is built by St Louis.
The main façade of the building, at the main approaching courtyard.
The Main Courtyard
The Oval Courtyard is the oldest part of the palace. It is the site where the old Medieval castle once stood.
The Oval Courtyard
Saint Saturnin Chapel
It is also known as the Upper
Chapel.
Saint Saturnin Chapel
The ceiling of the St Saturnin Chapel or Upper Chapel.
Francis I Gallery
The Royal Elephant. Fresco by Rosso Fiorentio. Francis I Gallery.
Francis I Gallery
Ballroom
The Ballroom extensively restored during the reign of Louis-Phillippe.
Ball
room
Decoration on the wall of the Ballroom.
Ballroom
The balcony inside the Ballroom.
Fountain Courtyard
Fountain Courtyard
A statue in the Fountain Courtyard overlooking the Carp Pond..
King’s Staircase
The original stuccowork and wall decoration of the Duchess’ bedroom still intact after the staircase was built.
King’s Staircase
The ceiling of the staircase. Once it was the Duchess of Etampes’ bedroom.
A distinctive Horseshoe shaped staircase, making it one of the most distinctive features of the palace, built by
Louis XIII.
St Louis Room
The coffered ceiling of the Saint Louis room, which was also the King’s bedroom.
St Louis Room
The King’s bedroom. Mable bas-relief of Henry IV on horse.
Louis XIII Salon
The Louis Xiii Salon is where Louis XIII was born. Paintings by Ambroise Dubois..
The Baptistery Gate built by Henri IV. It was where Louis XIII was christened, hence the name of the gate.
Diana Gallery
The Diana Gallery
was rebuilt in
Napoleon’s time.
The Stag’s gallery below the Diana Gallery.
Stag’s Gallery
A line of busts and portraits of the Napoleon family line the Portrait Gallery.
Portrait Gallery
The King of Rome’s room (Napoleon-Francois-Joseph-Charles).
King of Rome’s Bedroom
Grand Duchess of Baden’s chamber
The Grand Duchess Bedroom.
Anne of Austria’s bedroom. It is covered with tapestries form the Golilins Factory around 1860s.
Anne of Austria’s Bedroom
Holy Trinity Chapel
The royal worshiping area upstairs with Henry
IV and Marie de Medici’s emblem above the
door.
The magnificently decorated Holy Trinity Chapel.
The ceiling of the chapel with the Last Judgement in the centre.
Holy Trinity Chapel
The theatre was constructed between 1853 and 1855, decorated mostly in the Second Empire style.
The Theatre
The Chinese museum and the stone
lion, in the Fountain Courtyard outside
the museum.
Chinese Museum
Napoleon Throne Romm
Napoleon I transformed this this into his throne room. Before this was the king’s bedroom.
Emperor’s Apartment
Napoleon's bedroom.
Emperor’s Apartment
Napoleon’ bedroom and his bed.
The Empress’ Bedroom
The Empress’ bedroom of all female monarchs from the 16C.
The ceiling of the Empress’ Bedroom
Queen’s Apartment
Queen Marie-Antoinette’s boudoir was a place for her to withdraw from the court.
The Garden and the Canal
Diana Garden (left), English Garden (foreground), followed by Carp Pond, Grand Parterre and the Canal (top) .
Diana Garden
Diana Garden now a public park leading to the town to the entrance to the palace.
Carp Pond
The Carp Pond lined with trees and visits from waterfowls.
Carp Pond Pavilion
The Pavilion in the Carp Pond is one of the most recognised sight of the palace garden.
Grand Parterre (Formal Garden) and the canal beyond.
Grand Parterre Garden
Diana Garden
The Carp Pond on the left, Grand Parterre in the middle, the Tiber Basin on the foreground and the Waterfall Pond (right).
Courtyard of Offices
The north wing of the palace, the Courtyard of Offices overlooking the Grand Parterre.
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