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Château de Chaumont stands above the River Loire.
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August, from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry showing a group of travelers and the Duc's Château d ' Étampes in the background
When Germany occupied the Sudetenland, many important artworks such as the Mona Lisa were temporarily moved to the Château de Chambord.
Select sculptures such as Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo were sent to the Château de Valençay.
In 2007, Foster bought the Château de Vincy in Gilly, Switzerland from the German industrialist Charles Grohe.
The negotiations succeeded ; while the war was in its final phase King William of Prussia was proclaimed German Emperor on 18 January 1871 in the Hall of Mirrors in the Château de Versailles.
It was agreed that pope and emperor should meet at the Château de Mousson, near Rheims, and in October the new Pope opened the council at Rheims attended by Louis VI of France with most of the barons of France and more than four hundred bishops and abbots.
* the Château de Rambouillet is normally open to visitors when not used for ( rare ) official meetings ;
Geoffrey de Rancon's Château de Taillebourg, the castle Richard retreated to after Henry II's forces captured 60 knight s and 400 archers who fought for Richard when Saintes was captured.
In his final years, the castle became Richard's favourite residence, and writs and charters were written at Château Gaillard bearing " apud Bellum Castrum de Rupe " ( at the Fair Castle of the Rock ).
Only in mid-1921 was he able to find a permanent residence in the Château de Muzot in the commune of Veyras, close to Sierre in Valais.
Versailles () is a city in the Yvelines département in Île-de-France region, word-widely renowned for its château, the Château de Versailles and the gardens of Versailles, designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Besides, the Congress of France-the name given to the body created when both houses of the French Parliament, the National Assembly and the Senate, meet-gathers in the Château de Versailles to vote on revisions to the Constitution.
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However, after King Henry II died in 1559, his strong-willed widow and regent Catherine de ' Medici forced Diane to exchange it for the Château Chaumont.
When her husband, Henry II, died in 1559 she forced his mistress, Diane de Poitiers, to exchange Château de Chaumont for Château de Chenonceau which Henry had given to de Poitiers.
However, in 1789, the new French Revolutionary Government seized Le Ray's assets, including his beloved Château de Chaumont.
The Château de Chaumont is currently a museum and every year hosts a Garden Festival from April to October where contemporary garden designers display their work in an English-style garden.
He made a fortune in shipping and, in 1750, he acquired the Château de Chaumont as a country home where he established a glassmaking and earthenware factory.
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Other sights include the 15th century former castle ( Château vieux ) and the adjacent 15th century Roman Catholic church with fine stained glass and sculptures ; a gothic former Franciscan, then Récollets, monastery with a church and a cloister ornated by 17th century frescoes ; as well as several old houses, among which the heavily decorated Maison Katz stands out.
Amongst the most important monuments of Saumur are the great Château de Saumur itself which stands high above the town, and the nearby Château de Beaulieu which stands just 200 metres from the south bank of the Loire river and which was designed by the architect Jean Drapeau.
Amongst the most important monuments are the great Château de Saumur itself which stands high overlooking the town, and the nearby Château de Beaulieu which stands just 200 metres from the south bank of the Loire river ; designed by the renowned architect Jean Drapeau, it is recognised for its light and elegant architecture.
His family, one of the numerous branches of the House of Gontaut, took its title from the territory of Biron in Périgord, where on a hill between the Dropt and the Lide still stands the magnificent Château de Biron begun by the lords of Biron in the 11th century.
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