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Visit the lavish mansion of French kings - Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau - a sumptuous castle in France distant mysterious beauty will surely inspire you to come to discover the French royal dynasty. This is an artistic masterpiece with a combination of legal and standard.
Being recognized as a UNESCO world cultural heritage since 1981, France's Fontainebleau castle located in the city of Fontainebleau, about sixty kilometers southeast of Paris, has retained the imprint of so many dynasties like Capetiens, Valois, Bourbons, Bonaparte and Orléans and emperor of France in the architecture and the ruins of the castle. Thus, Napoleon's Fontainebleau castle once called "true whereabouts of the Kings". This is the royal palace of the king of France from time to time I Franeois emperor Napoleon III and is now the unique attractions that can not be missed in France.
How to get there?
The train running throughout the day, but for a whole day to play Fontainebleau, you should go early in the morning from the center of Paris to metro station 14 to Lyon, then buy a train ticket from here to the station Fontainebleau. When down Fontainebleau station, you out front to catch bus number 1 does not lose money because the train ticket already includes the bus on the day. This bus stops at the entrance of Fontainebleau castle.
Palace of Fontainebleau two-part architecture: architectural palace and park architecture. Fontainebleau Palace is a combination of schools of Renaissance and French artistic traditions. This is the birthplace of the school of Fontainebleau - a school made and dominated French art until the mid-18th century palace is surrounded by a large park and the vast lake covering with swan leisurely gliding.
the first castle was built in 1137 in Fontainebleau, then the castle has no large scale as now. To 1214, during the reign of King Saint Louis (1214-1270) continued the castle was built, expanded scale. Năm 1494 - 1547, during the reign of King Francois, the castle was built and continues refurbished Renaissance architecture. To work with one overall seem Renaissance architecture, King Francois had destroyed much of the old building to the new building, only in the courtyard gazebo ovale has been kept intact. To castle splendor, magnificent as it is now, King Francois 1 has invited Italian painter Rosso Fiorentino is to design and construction charge. Because fully agree with this architecture, King Francois also personally inspect, monitor the progress of construction and decorative castle.
In the castle there are 1 to 60 meters long corridor that you're sure to come across. This corridor is very popular because it is exhibited more expensive paintings, the famous Renaissance. Besides, the castle's ballroom is also pride by ballroom with an area up to 300 square meters with absolutely stunning design, luxurious in order to meet the royal banquets.
Very favorite his works, with the desire to turn into a place of storage Fontainebleau masterpieces of the Renaissance, during the years of king Francois had to go around collecting the art works of the Renaissance on referendum presented in the castle. In addition to painting, sculpture, works of art were collected from many places, King Francois also works crafted Italian style Renaissance period.
By decorated many works of art and architecture Italian style Palace of Fontainebleau should also be called Rome Nouvelle (new Rome). Also from the castle after the Fontainebleau project completed, this project has become a model of regional architecture throughout Western Europe. Overall this is a masterpiece of architecture combines the style of the two countries France and Italy at the time.
Palace of Fontainebleau was completed under King Henri II, son of Franeois I and continue to be extended under king Henri IV made castle at the same time can receive almost 1,000 people, serves. Jeu de Paume playing field also royal castle was built in to the king can play sports games at Fontainebleau this precious right.
Immediately after completion of the playing field, King Henri IV continued to dig 1 1.2 km long canal to the king could sail esplanade. The canal follows a regular occurrence on the activities of the promenade by the Royal Yacht. Whether the Sun King Louis loved the Palace of Versailles, but still prefer the Fontainebleau castle, hence the famous kings in French history was to build a house in the Castle Theatre Royal this to be regular this walk, listen to music theater. In the 17th century, the famous gardener Andre Le Nootre French is designed around the castle gardens, this garden is still being cared for and preserved to serve the needs of visitors.
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