2024-12-25T09:13:20-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149976299/the-treasures-of-ch-teau-de-fontainebleau Nam Henderson 2016-11-02T12:14:00-04:00 >2016-11-02T12:14:25-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9h/9hom2i6zyagsyfer.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>They developed a succession of structures and styles that span many centuries and yet &mdash; magically, convincingly &mdash; cohere in a pleasing whole...Some of France&rsquo;s greatest architects &mdash; Philibert Delorme, Ange-Jacques Gabriel and Andr&eacute; Le N&ocirc;tre among them &mdash; fashioned buildings, courtyards, interiors and elaborate grounds...What greets the visitor today is the single greatest assemblage over time of French architecture and d&eacute;cor still in its original state.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Thad Carhart recently made the case that no site in France can compare as a royal residence, and serve as a testament to the classic ideals of French architecture and decorative arts.</p><p>For more on Ch&acirc;teau de Fontainebleau&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Fontainebleau" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">see</a></p>