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Château De Blâmont
The Château de Blâmont is a castle built at the end of the 13th century in the French Communes of France, commune of Blâmont, in the département of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It underwent successive alterations and extensions in the 13th, 14th and 17th centuries which have made it one of the most beautiful medieval castle ruins in Lorraine (region), Lorraine, thanks to the preservation of five towers. Despite heavy damage by American bombardment in 1944, the building has survived. Built around 1200, the castle was given new fortifications a century later. In the 16th century, a Renaissance architecture, Renaissance-style building was constructed within the walls. The fortress suffered during the Thirty Years' War. During the 19th century, the medieval part was converted into a romantic castle, and part of the site became a weaving mill. In 1912, the castle became the property of a ''chocolatier'', Fernand Burrus, who added two towers. Today, members of the Association Clef de Voûte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Palatinate or county palatine may refer to: *the territory or jurisdiction of a count palatine United Kingdom and Ireland *County palatine in England and Ireland *Palatinate (colour), a shade of purple used by the City of Durham and Durham University *Palatinate (newspaper), ''Palatinate'' (newspaper), student newspaper of Durham University Germany *Electoral Palatinate (1085–1803), or County Palatine of the Rhine (1085–1803; ), a historic state of the Holy Roman Empire *Rhineland-Palatinate ('), federal state in western Germany **Palatinate (region) (', former '), in Rhineland-Palatinate **Palatinate (wine region), in Rhineland-Palatinate **Palatinate Forest *Upper Palatinate ('), administrative region in Bavaria *Several sub-branches of the Palatine branch of the House of Wittelsbach: **House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld, based in **Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, based in **Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen, based in **Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken, based in **Pala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowadays, a ''château'' may be any stately residence built in a French style; the term is additionally often used for a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux wine regions, Bordeaux region of France. Definition The word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word ''château'' denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a fine 19th-century country house. Care should therefore be taken when translating the French word ''château'' into English, noting the nature of the building in question. Most French châteaux are "palaces" or fine "English country house, country houses" rather than "castles", an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
