#castles france

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bathtub in château laurens, france

[allthingseurope]

Chateau de Carrouges, France (by Pom )

[livesunique]

Chateau de Val, Lanobre, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France,

Pierre Holey Photography

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The magnificent Château de Chambord is the largest of the Loire châteaux, although it was built as a hunting lodge for the French king Francis I.

The original project was by Domenico da Cortona and Leonardo da Vinci is believed to have been involved in its design. Its construction lasted twenty years (1519-1539).

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Lancelot crossing the Sword Bridge

Miniature illustration from a four-volume manuscript made for Jacques d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours. Workshop of Évrard d'Espinques. Circa 1475.

[thesixthduke]

C H A M B O R D

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Instagram credit: opheliesz

[jlxp]

From Carnet de Balade, a photographic stroll with a smartphone The old and the new

[visitheworld]

Chateau de la Mothe-Chandeniers / France (by Loic Lagarde).

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Porte des Allemands - Metz, France by Sam J

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Château de Fougères - FRANCE

[allthingseurope]

Castle in France (by Nick Smith)

[livesunique]

Château du Sailhant, Andelat, France

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Abandoned castle in France

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Robe sword and scabbard 1802-03

In 1799 a new system of government, led by three Consuls, was introduced in France.  Napoleon was elected First Consul. A sword of this pattern was provided to each of them, although this one is of a later date and must have been a replacement for the original. It was acquired by George IV with a certificate swearing that it had belonged to Napoleon himself.

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Château de Pierrefonds, Picardie, France