Paris

Fontainebleau Palace Park

Place du G n ral de Gaulle, 77300 Fontainebleau, France

Description:

Fontainebleau Park, like the Fontainebleau Palace, has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981. For 7 centuries, the palace of Fontainebleau was the residence of the French kings, and each of them sought to enlarge and decorate not only their apartments, but also the surrounding area.

Fontainebleau Park is located on the northeast and south sides of the palace and covers an area of about 115 hectares. The park is decorated with a pond with carp donated to Henry IV by Charles of Lorraine, an artificial lake, several fountains, a large water canal where you can swim by boat, picturesque green lawns and forests. Also in the park you will see sculptures of different years, for example, made in the XVII century copies of sculptures of antiquity - "Gladiator Borghese" and "Dying gladiator".

 

 

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