Cour d'Honneur, Chateau de Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France

Cour d'Honneur, or main courtyard, with the south east wing (right), early 16th century, and west wing (left) culminating in the 13th century keep or Square Tower, 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. This view is seen from the parterre and in the foreground is the moat, filled with water from the river Eure. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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