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C hateau de C hantilly
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T he Château de Chantilly is a historic chateau located in the town of Chantilly, France. It comprises two attached buildings; the Grand Château, destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt in the 1870s, and the Petit Château which was built around 1560 for Anne Montmorency. It is owned by the Institut de France, and is open to the public. T he château's art gallery, the Musee Conde, houses one of the finest collections of historical paintings in France (after the Louvre), with special strength in French paintings and book illuminations of the 15th and 16th centuries. The library of the Petit Château contains over 700 manuscripts and 12,000 volumes. T he park, featuring extensive parterres and water features; was laid out principally by famous landscaper Andre Le Notre for the Grand Condé. It also contains an English garden with cascade, and a number of pavilion buildings.
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Images: Internet (all-free-photos.com) Text: Wikipedia Music: Mozart “Piano Concerto #21” Adriana
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