Château de Pierrefonds
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The Château de Pierrefonds (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto də pjɛʁfɔ̃]) is a castle situated in the commune of Pierrefonds in the Oise department in the Hauts-de-France region, Northern France.[1]
It is located on the southeast edge of the forest of Compiègne, northeast of Paris, between the cities of Villers-Cotterêts and Compiègne.
The Château de Pierrefonds includes most of the characteristics of defensive military architecture from the Middle Ages, though it underwent a major restoration in the 19th century.
History
In the 12th century, a castle was built on this site. Two centuries later, in 1392, King
In March 1617, during the early troubled days of
The castle remained a ruin for more than two centuries.
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (later
Castle today
Château de Pierrefonds has been designated as a monument historique since 1862.[1] It is now managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux.[3]
Media
The castle has often been used as a location for filming including Les Visiteurs, Le Capitan, Highlander: The Series, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc and the 1998 version of The Man in the Iron Mask. The castle was used as the setting for Camelot in the BBC series Merlin; a cut scene of this castle was used to portray Wiz Tech Academy in Disney's TV series, Wizards of Waverly Place. In 2017, the castle was used for filming during the Canal+ and Netflix series Versailles.[citation needed]
Gallery
See also
- List of castles in France
- Domaine du Bois d'Aucourt d'Adolphe Clément-Bayard à Pierrefonds, a former hunting lodge of Louis XIV.
References
- ^ a b Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Vinegar, Aron (2023-10-14). "Chatography". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 71 (3): 362.
- ^ "Centre des Monuments Nationaux - Château de Pierrefonds" (in French). Oise Tourisme. 28 August 2002. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
External links
- Château de Pierrefonds, Centre des monuments nationaux
- Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Photos of Pierrefonds castle (in Polish)
- 19th century painting of the castle by Gilbert Munger
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