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Ancien Régime French architecture

  • Palace of FontainebleauIn 1137, King Louis VII the Younger established a royal residence at Fontainebleau, though evidence suggests a structure may have existed earlier during the…
  • Château de ChambordOn the 6th of September 1519, Francis de Pontbriand received a direct order to begin building the Château de Chambord. King Francis I of France had…