Château de Fontainebleau
The Porte Dorée used to be the main entrance to the Château de Fontainebleau and dates from the transformation of the old medieval structure into a Renaissance building during the reign of François I. At that time there was no fixed capital, the king moved his court and his administration as needed. But it was with this return to Fontainebleau that the definitive installation of the State in Paris began.
Château de Fontainebleau
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Gosh, you’re taking me back so far! I’d forgotten all about the Chateau and it was so nice to have it resurrected for me.
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I am glad that you had the opportunity to visit the Château de Fontainebleau and that these few photos bring back memories of it.
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Death to the Aristocracy!
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🙂 They already tried that in France, it didn’t really work.
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