Used by the kings of France from the 12th century, the medieval royal hunting lodge of Fontainebleau, standing at the heart of a vast forest in the Ile-de-France, was transformed, enlarged and ...

FONTAINEBLEAU, France -- Down past the sprawling southern suburbs of Paris, far from the urban hordes, lie the picturesque towns of Fontainebleau and Barbizon. The names of those towns, just a little ...

France’s Third Republic was always glad to honor les amis de France. After World War I’s Armistice, with a gracious Gallic gesture, France established in the famed old Palace of Fontainebleau near ...

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Francis I, in Roman dress, is carrying a pomegranate in his hand while the kneeling dwarf is presenting another one to him. The pomegranate made up of many seeds is a symbol of the State, the various ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. View of the gardens of the palace of Fontainebleau. Large basin in the foreground with a fountain, sailboats, and ...