Saturday, February 22, 2014

Palace and Park of Fontainebleau

 Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Used by the kings of France from the 12th century, the medieval royal hunting lodge of Fontainebleau, standing at the heart of a vast forest in the Ile-de-France, was transformed, enlarged and embellished in the 16th century by François I, who wanted to make a 'New Rome' of it. Surrounded by an immense park, the Italianate palace combines Renaissance and French artistic traditions.

Department of Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France
N48 24 7 E2 41 53
Date of Inscription: 1981
Criteria: (ii)(vi)
Property : 144 ha
Ref: 160

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