The Throne Room of the Château de Fontainebleau !!

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Oh yes one of my favorite castles of France and my first ever visited back in 1990, when I came to be shown this castle by my girlfriend then wife of 28 years, my dear late wife Martine! It has a love affair ever since ,and proud member of the Friends of the castle. It has so much in architecture and history of France, its huge and of course of the world. Therefore, here is my take on the Throne Room of the Château de Fontainebleau !! Hope you enjoy the post as I

Let me tell you some areas not have touch base much yet and they are sublime. I found me older pictures of these and they should be in my blog, me think, The wonderful beautiful and architecturally stunning Château de Fontainebleau, where else! And its Throne Room ! In my belle France, better for me my sentimental Seine et Marne dept 77 of the ïle de France region. Hope you enjoy the post as I

The only Napoleonic salle du Trône or throne room still in existence with its furniture, The throne room was the former bedroom of kings, from Henri III to Louis XVI, and was transformed into the emperor’s salon by Napoleon I in 1804, then into the throne room in 1808. The central part of the ceiling (with the arms of France and Navarre), part of the low paneling, the pedimented doors and the bas-reliefs with warrior motifs date from the mid-17C. The wall woodwork is decorated with the emblem of Louis XIII: the club of Hercules accompanied by an inscription in Latin meaning « the monsters themselves will know it ».

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Within the Grand Apartments, the main modification was the transformation of the former king’s bedroom into the Throne Room in 1808 . The Grand Salon and the Empress’s bedroom are also in First Empire condition. Napoleon’s interior apartment was completely refurnished from 1804. The most spectacular room remains the Emperor’s bedroom which was then the bedroom of all sovereigns until 1870. The small bedroom, the living room particular known as the abdication lounge, the bath passage, the aides-de-camps lounge constitute the suite of an apartment magnificently restored from 1987 to 1995. The Small Apartments of the Emperor and the Empress installed on the ground floor under the François I gallery were fitted out in 1808 and 1810 and reserved for the personal use of the imperial couple.

The official Château de Fontainebleau : https://www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr/en/

The Fontainebleau tourist office : https://www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com/en/discover-the-region/patrimoine-2/the-chateau-a-grand-history-book-of-france/

I am a proud Friends of the Castle for many years!  https://www.amischateaufontainebleau.org/

There you go folks, an absolute must to visit while coming to France and a must for all lovers of France on its history The Château de Fontainebleau and its Throne Room is sublime, Again, hope you have enjoy the post on the Throne Room of the Château de Fontainebleau !! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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