château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye

château, France

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The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a historic French château located in the town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris. It has a rich history, with parts dating back to the 16th century. The Château Vieux, rebuilt on the site of an older castle, now houses the Museum of National Antiquities. The Château Neuf, built in the 16th century, was the birthplace of King Louis XIV. A notable feature is a 17th-century terrace built for Louis XIV, offering views of the Seine River. The town itself is primarily residential and serves as a terminus for regional rail services connecting to Paris.1

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…predominant in France only at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, where the steep site permitted it. Elsewhere, grandeur on the scale that competitive pride demanded was achieved by extraordinary extension: an axial development suggesting a domain coextensive with the world. The French 17th-century garden, a manifestation of Baroque taste, required variety as well as…
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…predominant in France only at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, where the steep site permitted it. Elsewhere, grandeur on the scale that competitive pride demanded was achieved by extraordinary extension: an axial development suggesting a domain coextensive with the world. The French 17th-century garden, a manifestation of Baroque taste, required variety as well as…
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