The Petit Trianon
This is the first article in a three part series about Marie Antoinette's garden at the Petit Trianon. People who love flowers often express their dislike for the formal gardens of the Château de Versailles, which is 10 miles (15 km) southwest of .. [... more]
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Benjamin Wallace
BENJAMIN WALLACE has written for GQ, the Washington Post, Food & Wine, and Philadelphia, where he was the executive editor. He lives in Brooklyn. In 1985, at a heated auction by Christie's of London, a 1787 bottle of Château Lafite Bordeaux-one [... more]
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Graham Harding
Whether seeking a Château Pétrus, a Château d'Yquem, or just a decent bottle of the local vin de pays, anyone intrigued or enchanted by wine and its varied delights will find A Wine Miscellany the perfect accompaniment. Refreshingly [... more]
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John Richardson
John Richardson was born in 1924. He studied art at the Slade School but soon gave up painting for art criticism. In 1949 he moved to Provence, where he helped the collector Douglas Cooper transform the Château de Castille near Avignon into a ... [... more]
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Tomoko Ninomiya
Summer is supposed to be a time for relaxation, but life-changing events are in store for Nodame and her friends. She's about to play her very first recital-at the château of a Mozart-obsessed, cosplay-loving Frenchman! Meanwhile, Chiaki is ... [... more]
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Le château
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Honky Chateau
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La Vie de Chateau
From Amazon.com: The opening credits here are groovy but misleading: a series of Richard Avedon-like photographs of Catherine Deneuve looking mid-'60s cool (complete with swinging Michel Legrand music). Actually, La Vie de Chateau is set just before D- [... more]
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The Garden of Apollo
Louis XIV was known as The Sun King. This article is about sculptural groups in the gardens of Versailles which depict the god Apollo. Charles Mauricheau-Beaupré, who was one of the curators of the Château de Versailles, described the Ch& [... more]
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Gardens of Nudes - Part Four
This is fourth in a series of articles about nude statues in the formal gardens of Europe. In the first article for this series, I wrote that "The gardens at the château of Versailles could be called the ultimate expression of the European [... more]
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Le château de Hurle
Chronique amazon.fr: Sophie est l'aînée des filles d'un chapelier fort réputé de la ville de Halle-Neuve, située dans le royaume d'Ingary. À la mort de leur père, les trois soeurs se voient obligées [... more]
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French Chateau
A life to dream of: If you love French history, art, decoration and life style; if you have ever dreamed of living in a beautiful French chateau, you must get this book. Each time I open this book I am enchanted. What makes this book especially [... more]
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