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The Château d'If (close up) The Château d'If with Marseille in the background. The Château d'If (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto dif]) is a fortress located on the Île d'If, the smallest island in the Frioul archipelago, situated about 1.5 kilometres (7 ⁄ 8 mile) offshore from Marseille in southeastern France. Built in the 16th century, it ...
The masquerade scene that takes place in Rome was filmed near the colonnade of the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, social events around the castle in Auteuil - in the Catherine Park in Tsarskoye Selo, and the scene of the meeting of Mercedes and Monte Cristo - the Grand Hall of the Catherine Palace in Pushkin.
Castel del Monte (Italian for "Castle of the Mountain"; Barese: Castìdde du Monte) is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was built during the 1240s by King Frederick II, who had inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. In the 18th century, the castle's ...
Garoutte spent many months living in the Castle de la Jaconnière in Signes, Kingdom of France with the d'Espinassy Family after the death of his older brother. After being pardoned in the King Louis XVI court for dueling he sailed from Marseille , Kingdom of France commanding two ships to the New York Colony and fought in the War for American ...
Fort Boyard, pictured in 1989, during refurbishment work with its original access platform already installed. The watchtower has not been rebuilt yet.. In 1980, Philippe de Dieuleveult [], a co-presenter of Antenne 2's La Chasse aux Trésors [] (the original, French version of Treasure Hunt), came close to drowning while trying to reach Fort Boyard in rough seas.
Fort Saint-Jean (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ sɛ̃ʒɑ̃]) is a fortification in Marseille, built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port.Since 2013, it has been linked by two foot-bridges to the historical district Le Panier and to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations; the latter being the first French national museum to be located outside Paris.
The Chateau d'If was finished in 1531, while Notre-Dame de la Garde was not completed until 1536, when it was used to help repel the troops of Charles Quint. It was built using stone from Cap Couronne, as well as materials from buildings outside the ramparts of the demolished city to keep them from providing shelter to enemy troops. [11]
Fortified tower of the Abbey of St. Victor Entrance to abbey church Crypt. The Abbey of Saint-Victor, Marseille is a former abbey that was founded during the late Roman period in Marseille in the south of France, named after the local soldier saint and martyr, Victor of Marseilles.