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Palace of Fontainebleau

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Top 300

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: France

Best of: Architecture, Palace, Medieval

Description:

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. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Palace of Fontainebleau", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.