Palace and Park of Fontainebleau

Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
France
Date inscribed: 1981| Inscribed criteria: (ii)(vi)
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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 embellished in the 16th century by François I, who wanted to make a 'New Rome' of it. Surrounded by an immense park, the Italianate palace combines Renaissance and French artistic traditions.

Source: NFUAJ