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Château de Versailles. A château (French pronunciation:; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
The palace was the site of seminal events in French and European history during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) and the subsequent birth of the French Third Republic. During the Franco-Prussian War, the town of Versailles was occupied by invading German troops and became the headquarters of the German General Staff . [ 71 ]
Gardens of the Château de Villandry View of the Diane de Poitiers' garden at the Château de Chenonceau Medici Fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris. Gardens of the French Renaissance were initially inspired by the Italian Renaissance garden, which evolved later into the grander and more formal jardin à la française during the reign of Louis XIV, by the middle of the 17th century.
Quizlet is a multi-national American company that provides tools for studying and learning. [1] Quizlet was founded in October 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, who at the time was a 15-year old student, [ 2 ] and released to the public in January 2007. [ 3 ]
[5] Manorialism originated in the Roman villa system of the Late Roman Empire , [ 6 ] and was widely practised in medieval western Europe and parts of central Europe. An essential element of feudal society, [ 7 ] [ 5 ] manorialism was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market economy and new forms of agrarian contract.
The middle of the 15th century was a key period for the Loire Valley in the history of France and its architectural heritage. The greats of the kingdom settled in the region, fitting out medieval fortresses or erecting new buildings.
French Classicism was, from the beginning, an expression of the power and majesty of the Kings of France. It proceeded deliberately in a different direction from Italy and the rest of Europe, combining classical elements, especially colossal orders of columns, and avoiding the exuberant decoration that appeared on façades and interiors in Spain, Germany and Central Europe.
The solar was a room in many English and French medieval manor houses, great houses and castles, mostly on an upper storey, designed as the family's private living and sleeping quarters. [1] Within castles they are often called the "Lords' and Ladies' Chamber" or the "Great Chamber".