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2. Palace of Fontainebleau - Wikipedia

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   Palace of Fontainebleau (/ ˈ f ɒ n t ɪ n b l oʊ / FON-tin-bloh, US also /-b l uː /-⁠bloo; [1] French: Château de Fontainebleau [ʃɑto d(ə) fɔ̃tɛnblo]), located 55 kilometers (34 miles) southeast of the center of Paris, in the commune of Fontainebleau, is one of the largest French royal châteaux.

3. French colonial architecture - Wikipedia

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   The roof over the veranda was normally part of the overall roof. French Colonial roofs were either a steep hipped roof, with a dormer or dormers, or a side-gabled roof. The veranda or gallery was often accessed via French doors. French Colonial homes in the American South commonly had stuccoed exterior walls. [4]

4. Door - Wikipedia

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   A matching pair of these doors is called a French window, as it resembles a door-height casement window. When a pair of French doors is used as a French window, the application does not generally include a central mullion (as do some casement window pairs), thus allowing a wider unobstructed opening. The frame typically requires a weather strip ...

5. French architecture - Wikipedia

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   French Colonial is a style of architecture used by the French during colonization. Many former French colonies, especially those in Southeast Asia, have previously been reluctant to promote their colonial architecture as an asset for tourism; however, in recent times, the new generation of local authorities has somewhat 'embraced' the ...

6. Château de Chambord - Wikipedia

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   Built in Renaissance style, the internal layout is an early example of the French and Italian style of grouping rooms into self-contained suites, a departure from the medieval style of corridor rooms. [5] [nb 2] The massive château is composed of a central keep with four immense bastion towers at the corners. The keep also forms part of the ...

7. Espagnolette - Wikipedia

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   Espagnolette locking device. An espagnolette is a locking device, normally mounted on the vertical frame of a French door or casement window.A handle or knob is connected to a metal rod mounted to the surface of the frame, about a metre above the floor.