The Petit Chambre de l’empereur of the Château de Fontainebleau !!

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And here I am back to one of my all time favorite places in my belle France and not just the castle but the town too. As said in many posts not to repeat myself ,the Château de Fontainebleau (see posts) is very special to me. As written many posts on it and the town, let me give some of the spots not mentioned enough me think ,I found me an older picture that should be in my blog and a post on it, Therefore, here is my take on the Petit Chambre de l’empereur of the Château de Fontainebleau !! Hope you enjoy it as I.

This time let me tell you a bit more on the petit chambre de l’Empereuror small bedroom of the Emperor. Oh yes some figures to bring it back to perspective: The Château de Fontainebleau is 20,000 m2 of roofing area, 1,530 rooms, 115 hectares of parkland; 14 hectares for the large flowerbed garden, 1,145 meters in length of the canal, and 16,000 work of arts preserved.

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Former study of Louis XVI of which the fireplace, overdoors and woodwork remain, then Emperor Napoleon’s private library, and finally the small bedroom of the Emperor’s apartments where he had installed in 1811 a gilded iron camp daybed. The upholstery of the furniture and decor consists of a set of green silk, red brocade, “Roman-style” draperies in ponceau brocade (poppy red) and gold rewoven and restated from 1984 to 1995. In the center of the room ,a large flat mahogany desk featuring bronze chiselled ornaments and gilding by Jacob designed for Napoleon I was installed. It alternated between work and sleep during the long nights.Next to the bed on the right is a back door leading to the mahogany staircase Napoleon used to directly enter the library in his ‘Petits Appartements’ The ceiling painting, created in 1818 by Jean-Baptiste Regnault, was commissioned by Louis XVIII and depicts an allegory of the Bourbons returning to France: Royal Clemency stopping the course of Justice.

There is even a smaller baby bed where gently envelops the cradle of the King of Rome,(son of Napoléon or II), You can see this baby bed in the room dedicated to him in the Napoléon Museum, (see post) on the first floor of the Louis XV wing of the castle.

The official Château de Fontainebleau on the apartment/bedrooms : https://www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr/en/explore-the-castle-and-gardens/fontainebleau-rooms/the-grands-apartments/emperor-napoleon/

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

The official Imperial towns of France on Fontainebleau : https://www.ville-imperiale.com/en/napoleon/fontainebleau/

There you go folks, a splendid small bedroom to be see always at the Château de Fontainebleau and a memorable moment for me all the time , whether visiting it or watching it or reading about it. This is Fontainebleau; and we love it, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Petit Chambre de l’empereur 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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