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Imperial residences in France

  • Tuileries PalaceConstruction began in 1564 on a site that had been filled with workshops and kilns making roof tiles. Catherine de' Medici purchased the land between 1563…
  • 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 MalmaisonJoséphine de Beauharnais bought the manor house in April 1799 for herself and her husband, General Napoléon Bonaparte. The estate sat west of central Paris…