inside view of Fontainebleau walls
- Its origins as a castle started in the 12th century by Louis VI
- Philip the Fair was born in 1268 and died in 1314
- The present edifice begun in the early 16th century by its creater King Francois I who enlargened the buildings, and appointed several famous French and Italian artists to ornament the palace
- Most of the buildings constructed by Gilles le Breton, the architect
- Located in the southeastern part of Paris, near the valley of the Seine River
- The style bearing the name of the castle,the Fontainebleau style (Italian Mannerist style) combines metalwork, painting, sculpture and woodwork.
- Important extensions made by subsequent kings
- The size of the edifice made double by the King Henry IV
- A wonderful double staircase constructed in the early 1600s by Louis XIII
- Turned upside down during the French Revolution, but restored by the Emperor Napoleon I very soon
- Pope Pius VII jailed by Napoleon for two years
- Emperor Napoleon gave up his throne in the early 1800′s
- Restoration made by King Louis Philippe in the middle of 18th Century
- Thirty four sovereigns, from Louis VI to Napoléon III resided
- Became a state monument after the empire’s collapse in 1871
- Famous Residents born here Philippe IV, François II, Henri III, Louis XIII
- Famous Residents died here Philippe IV, the queen of Sweden ,Christina,
- Famous Residents spent time here Aga Khan IV, an early 20th century artist Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, the prince and princess of Hanover, the nineteenth-century artist, Rosa Bonheur and the King of Spain, Alphonse XIII
You may also wish to see ;
- Paris hotels in all types
- Paris restaurants in all types
- Paris Attractions such as Arch de Triomphe, Eurodisney (Disneyland Resort Paris), Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum
- Place de la Concorde, the Palace of Fontainebleau, the Palace Of Versailles, the Pantheon , the Museum of Orsay (Museed’Orsay) ,
