The long brick-and-stone façade of the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye seen across its gravel garden walk lined with potted plants.

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Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a former royal palace west of Paris, rebuilt for Francis I from 1539 around Saint Louis's 13th-century chapel and used by the court until Louis XIV moved to Versailles in 1682. Since 1867 it has housed the Musée d'Archéologie nationale, and its gardens include Le Nôtre's Grande Terrasse above the Seine.

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