A royal hunting lodge in the middle ages king francis i s residence in the 16th century and napoleon bonaparte s favourite place to stay in the early 19th century today it attracts visitors from all over the world.
Palace of fontainebleau floor plan.
The fontainebleau palace is full of beautiful corridors and the most famous is the gallery of francois i.
As the restorer of fontainebleau napoleon i completely refurbished the palace with his throne there ensured a place in the long history of france.
The roof alone has a surface area of five acres and covers more than 1 500 rooms.
I really like this photo but in the crowds of versailles its not like this.
The gardens and outer grounds extend over 230.
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.
The ballroom is a place suitable for dancing.
The famed and remarkably well preserved palace of fontainebleau is a masterpiece of french architecture and art and rightly deserves its unesco world heritage site status.
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The palace of fontainebleau ˈ f ɒ n t ə n b l oʊ.
The emperor s historic house.
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Fontainebleau is immense and immensely varied.
The francis i gallery which became the emperor s gallery was decorated with busts of ancient or contemporary illustrious political leaders from alexander the great to georges washington and its terrace was.