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  • The baptism of Crown Prince Louis-Philippe of Belgium in St Michael and Gudula Cathedral in Brussels, 1833, oil on wood, by Frans Vervloet, 1797-1872, Belgian painter, in Le MUDO, or the Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais, Picardy, France. The prince died in 1834 before his first birthday. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Louis-Philippe I, 1773-1850, with his hand resting on the charter of 1830 defining his powers, produced after the July Revolution, detail, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1805-1873, in the Real Alcazar, a Moorish royal palace in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The Alcazar was first founded as a fort in 913, then developed as a palace in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries and used by both Muslim and Christian rulers. The Alcazar is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Louis-Philippe Albert d'Orleans, comte de Paris, 1838-94, sitting with a newspaper by the garden wall of the Chateau d'Eu, photograph, by his younger brother Robert d'Orleans, duc de Chartres, in the collection of the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The original was donated by the Association des Amis du Musee Louis-Philippe in 2017. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L’appartement de la duchesse d’Orleans, rooms of the duchess of Orleans, wife of Ferdinand-Philippe d’Orleans, beside the Petit Salon and Grand Salon on the ground floor of the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The parquet floors and marquetry date from the time of King Louis Philippe and the painted decoration was done by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc in 1874. Queen Victoria stayed in these rooms during her visit in 1843. On the right is a portrait of King Louis Philippe I, 1773-1850, by Edouard Dubufe. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument au duc d’Orleans, bronze equestrian statue of Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orleans, son of King Louis Philippe, c. 1844, by Carlo Marocchetti, 1805-67, at the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The statue was originally at the Louvre, then at Versailles from 1848, before being moved here. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Catherine de Cleves, countess of Eu, plaster, commissioned by King Louis Philippe, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room was destroyed by fire in 1902, the coffered ceiling was restored in 2001, and the parquet floor and painted panelling from 2010. Also displayed is furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crossing the Mouzaia Pass in Algeria in 1840, bronze relief on the base of the Monument au duc d’Orleans, equestrian statue of Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orleans, son of King Louis Philippe, c. 1844, by Carlo Marocchetti, 1805-67, at the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The statue was originally at the Louvre, then at Versailles from 1848, before being moved here. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Henri de Lorraine, 3rd duke of Guise, plaster, commissioned by King Louis Philippe, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room was destroyed by fire in 1902, the coffered ceiling was restored in 2001, and the parquet floor and painted panelling from 2010. Also displayed is furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument au duc d’Orleans, bronze equestrian statue of Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orleans, son of King Louis Philippe, c. 1844, by Carlo Marocchetti, 1805-67, in the evening, at the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The statue was originally at the Louvre, then at Versailles from 1848, before being moved here. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Catherine de Cleves, countess of Eu, plaster, commissioned by King Louis Philippe, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room was destroyed by fire in 1902, the coffered ceiling was restored in 2001, and the parquet floor and painted panelling from 2010. Also displayed is furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Louis Philippe meeting a dying guard on 6th June 1832, painting, 1835, by Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay, 1804-65, hanging on the staircase of honour in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L’appartement de la duchesse d’Orleans, rooms of the duchess of Orleans, wife of Ferdinand-Philippe d’Orleans, beside the Petit Salon and Grand Salon on the ground floor of the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The parquet floors and marquetry date from the time of King Louis Philippe and the painted decoration was done by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc in 1874. Queen Victoria stayed in these rooms during her visit in 1843. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Louise de Lorraine, queen consort of France, 1553-1601, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room displays furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room displaying since 2000 the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, added to by King Louis Philippe, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room was destroyed by fire in 1902, the coffered ceiling was restored in 2001, and the parquet floor and painted panelling from 2010. Also displayed is furniture from the Mobilier National. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Henri de Lorraine, 3rd duke of Guise, plaster, commissioned by King Louis Philippe, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room was destroyed by fire in 1902, the coffered ceiling was restored in 2001, and the parquet floor and painted panelling from 2010. Also displayed is furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle de bains or bathroom of the count of Paris, with WC, bathtub and water tank, installed in the 1840s under King Louis Philippe, with ceramic tiles designed by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room displaying since 2000 the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, added to by King Louis Philippe, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room was destroyed by fire in 1902, the coffered ceiling was restored in 2001, and the parquet floor and painted panelling from 2010. Also displayed is furniture from the Mobilier National. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument au duc d’Orleans, bronze equestrian statue of Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orleans, son of King Louis Philippe, c. 1844, by Carlo Marocchetti, 1805-67, at the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The statue was originally at the Louvre, then at Versailles from 1848, before being moved here. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Louis Philippe I, 1773-1850, by Edouard Dubufe, 1819-83, hanging in the appartement de la duchesse d’Orleans, rooms of the duchess of Orleans, wife of Ferdinand-Philippe d’Orleans, beside the Petit Salon and Grand Salon on the ground floor of the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room displaying since 2000 the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, added to by King Louis Philippe, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room was destroyed by fire in 1902, the coffered ceiling was restored in 2001, and the parquet floor and painted panelling from 2010. Also displayed is furniture from the Mobilier National. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grotesque old woman, known as Maulstasche Gueule de sac, 17th century oil painting after Quentin Metsys, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The painting is thought to have been based on Marguerite Contesse de Tyrol. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen Victoria and King Louis Philippe visiting the tombs of the counts of Eu in the Eglise Saint Laurent on 5th September 1843, painting, 1845, by Hippolyte Sebron, 1801-79, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Queen Victoria, plaster, 1839, after Francis Chantrey, in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Office, the former serving gallery of King Louis Philippe's family dining room, which was partitioned and used as an office of the count of Paris in the late 19th century, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. Connected to the basement kitchen by a service staircase and a dumb waiter, it was originally used to prepare dishes, serve the dining room and to wash and store food and crockery. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Louis Philippe I, 1773-1850, with the crown jewels, 1839, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1805-73, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Ferdinand-Philippe, duc d'Orleans, 1843-48, French School, donated by Albert Court in 2013, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne-Marie Louise D’Orleans, or Mademoiselle de Montpensier, known as La Grande Mademoiselle, 1627-93, by Gilbert de Seve, 1618-98, donated by Albert Court in 2013, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. She was the niece of Louis XIII, granddaughter or Henri IV and cousin of the future Louis XIV. She moved to Eu in 1661 and worked on the chateau until 1665. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne-Marie Louise D’Orleans, or Mademoiselle de Montpensier, 1627-93, known as La Grande Mademoiselle, by Gilbert de Seve, 1618-98, donated by Albert Court in 2013, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. She was the niece of Louis XIII, granddaughter or Henri IV and cousin of the future Louis XIV. She moved to Eu in 1661 and worked on the chateau until 1665. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-43, detail, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room displays furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lift, c. 1870, probably the original dumb waiter for the pantry, operated by hand but with a counterweight system, modified in the 20th century, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Eu and its parterre, with a statue of Diana, Roman goddess of hunting, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Eu and its parterre, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Eu and its parterre, with a statue of Diana, Roman goddess of hunting, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the 3 half sisters of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, or La Grande Mademoiselle, 17th century, French School, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. Gaston d’Orleans, father of the Grande Mademoiselle, remarried in 1632 to Marguerite de Lorraine, with whom he had 5 children including these 3 princesses. Marguerite Louise, 1645-1721, who married Cosimo III of Medici, Elisabeth Marguerite, 1646-96, who married Louis Joseph de Lorraine, duc de Guise and Francoise Madeleine, 1648-64, who married Charles Emmanuel II, duc de Savoie. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceremonial Berline carriage of King John V of Portugal, built 1725-29, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. It left Portugal with John VI when he fled for Brazil from Napoleonic troops, but returned to France after 1889, with Gaston d'Orleans, count of Eu, and the Imperial Princess Isabella-Christian of Braganza. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Petit Salon, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. On the wall are portraits of the count and countess of Paris, 1866, by Charles-Francois Jalabert. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Eu and its parterre, with a statue of Diana, Roman goddess of hunting, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Queen Victoria, plaster, 1839, after Francis Chantrey, in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon Noir, decorated in pink and black, with a pear wood 16th century style sculpted fireplace, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Eu and its parterre, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots, or Mary Stuart, 1542-87, queen of France and Scotland, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room displays furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed portico, with large arched stained glass windows decorated with vegetal scrolls in Renaissance style, by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, 1814-79, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed portico, with large arched stained glass windows decorated with vegetal scrolls in Renaissance style, by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, 1814-79, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Catherine de Medici, 1519-89, queen consort of France, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room displays furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Eu and its parterre, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chambre Doree, bedroom of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans on the first floor of the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room contains original 17th century decorative wooden panelling with the monogram of the Grande Mademoiselle, and a fire screen embroidered by herself. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Eu, aerial view, in Eu, Normandy, France, with the sea in the distance. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Eu and its parterre, aerial view, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Behind the chateau is the Collegiale Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie de Valois at the Palais-Royal, designed in 1629 by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu, then royal palace for Louis XIII, and now a ministry, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The galleries and shops were added 1871-74 by Louis-Philippe d'Orleans. The Galerie de Valois runs along the Rue de Valois, linking the Galerie du Beaujolais in the North with the Peristyle de Valois in the South. The building and its Place du Palais-Royal are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallery with shops, at the Palais-Royal, designed in 1629 by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu, then royal palace for Louis XIII, and now a ministry, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The galleries and shops were added 1871-74 by Louis-Philippe d'Orleans. The building and its Place du Palais-Royal are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ile Saint-Louis and the river Seine, with the Pont Louis-Philippe on the left, and the Pont Saint-Louis on the right, seen from the Ile de la Cite, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallery at the Palais-Royal, designed in 1629 by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu, then royal palace for Louis XIII, and now a ministry, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The galleries and shops were added 1871-74 by Louis-Philippe d'Orleans. The building and its Place du Palais-Royal are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallery with shops, at the Palais-Royal, designed in 1629 by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu, then royal palace for Louis XIII, and now a ministry, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The galleries and shops were added 1871-74 by Louis-Philippe d'Orleans. The building and its Place du Palais-Royal are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restaurant Le Grand Vefour, in a gallery of the Palais-Royal, designed in 1629 by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu, then royal palace for Louis XIII, and now a ministry, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The galleries and shops were added 1871-74 by Louis-Philippe d'Orleans. The building and its Place du Palais-Royal are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallery of the Palais-Royal, designed in 1629 by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu, then royal palace for Louis XIII, and now a ministry, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The galleries and shops were added 1871-74 by Louis-Philippe d'Orleans. The building and its Place du Palais-Royal are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie de Valois at the Palais-Royal, designed in 1629 by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu, then royal palace for Louis XIII, and now a ministry, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The galleries and shops were added 1871-74 by Louis-Philippe d'Orleans. The Galerie de Valois runs along the Rue de Valois, linking the Galerie du Beaujolais in the North with the Peristyle de Valois in the South. The building and its Place du Palais-Royal are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic numbers in the floor outside the shops in the Galerie de Valois at the Palais-Royal, designed in 1629 by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu, then royal palace for Louis XIII, and now a ministry, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The galleries and shops were added 1871-74 by Louis-Philippe d'Orleans. The Galerie de Valois runs along the Rue de Valois, linking the Galerie du Beaujolais in the North with the Peristyle de Valois in the South. The building and its Place du Palais-Royal are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallery at the Palais-Royal, designed in 1629 by Jacques Lemercier for Cardinal Richelieu, then royal palace for Louis XIII, and now a ministry, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The galleries and shops were added 1871-74 by Louis-Philippe d'Orleans. The building and its Place du Palais-Royal are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vestibule, with 2 marble busts, of Queen Victoria by John Edward Jones, 1806-62, and her husband Prince Albert by Emil Wolff, 1802-79, both from the Musee du Louvre, and framed portrait of Louis-Philippe I, 1773-1850, in the Chateau de Hardelot, originally the site of a 12th century castle, rebuilt over the centuries and finally redeveloped in the 19th century, in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France. The current building dates from 1865-72, when its owner, Henry Guy, rebuilt the chateau in Neo-Tudor style. Since 2009 the building has housed the Centre Culturel de l'Entente Cordiale, with an arts programme involving France and Britain. It is situated within the Reserve Naturelle Regionale du Marais de Condette, a protected marshland area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of Spring or Venus surrounded by putti, by Ambroise Dubois, 1542-1615, in the Galerie des Assiettes or Plate Gallery, built c. 1840 under Louis-Philippe at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The early 17th century frescoes were transported here from the Diana Gallery. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of a concert of angels, by Ambroise Dubois, 1542-1615, in the Galerie des Assiettes or Plate Gallery, built c. 1840 under Louis-Philippe at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The early 17th century frescoes were transported here from the Diana Gallery. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of Jupiter throwing a lightning bolt, by Ambroise Dubois, 1542-1615, in the Galerie des Assiettes or Plate Gallery, built c. 1840 under Louis-Philippe at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The early 17th century frescoes were transported here from the Diana Gallery. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of an allegory of France surrounded by putti, by Ambroise Dubois, 1542-1615, in the Galerie des Assiettes or Plate Gallery, built c. 1840 under Louis-Philippe at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The early 17th century frescoes were transported here from the Diana Gallery. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of Neptune holding his trident and riding a dolphin by Ambroise Dubois, 1542-1615, in the Galerie des Assiettes or Plate Gallery, built c. 1840 under Louis-Philippe at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The early 17th century frescoes were transported here from the Diana Gallery. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of the Apotheosis of Alexander, painted 19th century under Louis-Philippe, from the ceiling of the Bedchamber of the Duchesse d'Estampes or the King's staircase, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pont Louis-Philippe and Ile de la Cite in the distance, seen from the arches of the Pont Marie, on the newly renovated pedestrianised section of the Voie Georges Pompidou, a West-East roadway across Paris, under the Pont au Change, on the right bank of the river Seine, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bastion no. 1 of the Thiers Wall, with an emergency accommodation centre built to house 300 refugees, at the Porte de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. This bastion is part of the Enceinte de Thiers or Thiers Wall, the last defensive wall built around Paris, in 1841-44, under Louis-Philippe. It was 33km long with 94 bastions around the current peripherique, but most of the wall was demolished 1919-29. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Plate Gallery, decorated c. 1840 under Louis-Philippe, with 17th century ceiling paintings by Ambroise Dubois and 128 plates in Sevres porcelain fitted into the woodwork, at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Louis-Philippe and his family visiting the vaults of Saint-Denis abbey, stained glass window, 19th century, in the South transept of the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The stained glass windows were added in the 19th century, commissioned by architects Debret and Viollet-le-Duc, as the lead from the originals was destroyed in the French Revolution. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Louis-Philippe and his family visiting the vaults of Saint-Denis abbey, stained glass window, 19th century, in the South transept of the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The stained glass windows were added in the 19th century, commissioned by architects Debret and Viollet-le-Duc, as the lead from the originals was destroyed in the French Revolution. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pont Louis-Philippe and Ile de la Cite in the distance, seen from the arches of the Pont Marie, on the pedestrianised section of the Voie Georges Pompidou, a West-East roadway across Paris, under the Pont au Change, on the right bank of the river Seine, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle de la Sainte Vierge, or Chapel of the Madonna, originally built in the 17th century and rebuilt by Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni or Jean-Nicolas Servan, in Baroque style in 1729 with design by Charles de Wailly in 1774, in the church of Saint-Sulpice, built 1646-1870, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The white marble statue of the Virgin is by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1714-85, the stucco decoration surrounding it is by Louis-Philippe Mouchy and the fresco in the dome of the Assumption of Mary, 1734, is by Francois Lemoyne. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle de la Sainte Vierge, or Chapel of the Madonna, originally built in the 17th century and rebuilt by Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni or Jean-Nicolas Servan, in Baroque style in 1729 with design by Charles de Wailly in 1774, in the church of Saint-Sulpice, built 1646-1870, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The white marble statue of the Virgin is by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1714-85, the stucco decoration surrounding it is by Louis-Philippe Mouchy and the fresco in the dome of the Assumption of Mary, 1734, is by Francois Lemoyne. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coat of arms of Louis Philippe, King of France 1830-48, who used the Chateau d'Eu as a summer residence and carried out many works in the castle and church, stained glass window, in the choir of the Collegiale Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent, in Eu, Normandy, France. The church was originally founded in 925 by Guillaume I, comte d'Eu, and became an abbey in the 12th century, which was destroyed during the French Revolution. Only the collegiate church remains, which is owned by the Chateau d'Eu. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Louis Philippe, made in 1830 in plaster by James Pradier, 1790-1852, 1 of a group of 9 moulds commissioned by Louis Philippe’s government, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painted decorative wall panel with portrait bust of Anne of Austria, 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painted decorative wall panel with angel and helmets, 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted decorative wall panels, with portrait bust of Marie de Medici, 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted decorative wall panel, with allegorical figure, 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painted decorative wall panel with female figures and the motto 'Fato prudential major', 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painted decorative wall panel with portrait bust of Marie de Medici, 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painted decorative wall panel with portrait bust of Henri II, 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painted decorative wall panel, with winged nude female figure and mythical creature, 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painted decorative wall panel, with winged nude female figure and mythical creature, 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painted decorative wall panel with portrait bust of Antoine de Bourbon, 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted decorative wall panels, with initial M and putti, 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clock tower presented to Muhammad Ali by King Louis Philippe of France 1836-40 in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, or Alabaster Mosque, built 1830-48 in the Citadel of Saladin, in Cairo, Egypt. The Ottoman mosque was built by Yusuf Boshnak to commemorate Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali's son. Cairo's historic district is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse of the Grand Monnayage, with allegorical statue of Fortune, 1775, by Louis Philippe Mouchy, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegorical statue of Fortune, 1775, by Louis Philippe Mouchy, in the apse of the Grand Monnayage in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse of the Grand Monnayage, with allegorical statue of Fortune, 1775, by Louis Philippe Mouchy, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse of the Grand Monnayage, with allegorical statue of Fortune, 1775, by Louis Philippe Mouchy, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse of the Grand Monnayage, with allegorical statue of Fortune, 1775, by Louis Philippe Mouchy, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Louis Gabriel Suchet, Duke of Albufera, Marshall of the Empire in 1772, sculpted 1826, in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau de Bizy, built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, Marshal of France, c. 1740, in Vernon, Eure, Normandy, France. This room displays many First Empire antiques collected by Marechal Suchet and his descendants, the dukes of Albufera. The chateau was a royal residence, owned by Louis XV, the Duke of Penthievre and King Louis-Philippe. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble relief portrait designed by Girardon, on the cenotaph (empty funerary monument) of Louis XIV, 1638-1715, commissioned in 1841 by Louis-Philippe, in the Bourbon chapel in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cenotaph (empty funerary monument) of Louis XIV, 1638-1715, with marble relief portrait designed by Girardon flanked by 2 mourners, commissioned in 1841 by Louis-Philippe, in the Bourbon chapel in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chambord, detail from a Gobelins tapestry in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau de Bizy, built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, Marshal of France, c. 1740, in Vernon, Eure, Normandy, France. This room displays many First Empire antiques collected by Marechal Suchet and his descendants, the dukes of Albufera. The chateau was a royal residence, owned by Louis XV, the Duke of Penthievre and King Louis-Philippe. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, with piano made by Sebastien Erard, harp and Gobelins tapestry of the Chateau de Vincennes, and 18th century carved woodwork, in the Chateau de Bizy, built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, Marshal of France, c. 1740, in Vernon, Eure, Normandy, France. This room displays many First Empire antiques collected by Marechal Suchet and his descendants, the dukes of Albufera. The chateau was a royal residence, owned by Louis XV, the Duke of Penthievre and King Louis-Philippe. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Genie de la Liberte (Spirit of Freedom), 1833, by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont, a gilded statue on a gilded globe crowning the Corinthian capital of the Colonne de Juillet (July Column), 1835-40, by Jean-Antoine Alavoine and Joseph-Louis Duc, at the Place de la Bastille, 11th arrondissement, Paris, France. The winged figure of liberty is crowned with a star, holds the torch of civilization and his broken chains. The July Column commemorates the Revolution of 1830 and celebrates the Trois Glorieuses, the 3 days of 27‚??29 July 1830 that saw the fall of King Charles X of France and the commencement of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining room in the Chateau de Bizy, built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, Marshal of France, c. 1740, in Vernon, Eure, Normandy, France. The chateau was a royal residence, owned by Louis XV, the Duke of Penthievre and King Louis-Philippe. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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