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The Château de Chambord (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃɑ̃bɔʁ]) in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures.
There was considerable controversy regarding the 2003 classification as 77 châteaux which had been included in the 1932 list lost their Cru Bourgeois status. [6] Many proprietors were unhappy, either because they had been excluded entirely, or because they had been included at a lower level than they had expected.
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Château Miraval is a château and vineyard located in the village of Correns, just north of Brignoles, a village in the Var département in the south of France.The château hit headlines in late May 2008 when it was revealed that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had leased it for three years with an option to buy, after surveying prospective properties by helicopter, [1] with the intention of ...
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.
One of the most “exquisite” estates in the state of Kentucky resting in a coveted neighborhood is headed to the auction block on Oct. 14, a news release says.
The current château of Azay-le-Rideau occupies the site of a former feudal castle. During the 12th century, the local seigneur Ridel (or Rideau) d'Azay, a knight in the service of Philip II Augustus, built a fortress here to protect the Tours to Chinon road where it crossed the river Indre.
Château de Purnon is a French château located in the commune of Verrue in the department of Vienne. [1] The château was constructed between 1779 and 1788 (237 years ago) () for Antoine-Charles Achard, Marquis de la Haye [2] (1737–1816) from material reclaimed from the ruins of the nearby Château de Brisay.