Cour d'Honneur, Chateau de Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France
Main entrance leading to the escalier d'honneur, seen from the Cour d'Honneur, or main courtyard, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The facades of the main courtyard were changed in the 19th century by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent. Through the archway to the left is the front courtyard or avant-cour. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13459212
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45393015
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
