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  2. Château de Chambord - Wikipedia

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    The Château de Chambord (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃɑ̃bɔʁ]) in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures.

  3. Château de Chenonceau - Wikipedia

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    Plan of the main block, engraved by Du Cerceau (1579) Thomas Bohier [ edit ] Thomas Bohier [ fr ] , Chamberlain to King Charles VIII of France , purchased the castle from Pierre Marques in 1513 and demolished most of it (resulting in 2013 being considered the 500th anniversary of the castle: MDXIII –MMXIII), though its 15th-century keep was ...

  4. Château de Loches - Wikipedia

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    Floor plan of the Château. The castle was occupied by Henry II of England and his son, Richard the Lionheart during the 12th century, it withstood the assaults by the French King Philip II in their wars for control of France until it was finally captured by Philip in 1204. Construction work immediately upgraded Loches into a huge military ...

  5. Académie Française - Wikipedia

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    The Académie Française [a] ( French pronunciation: [akademi fʁɑ̃sɛːz] ), also known as the French Academy, is the principal French council for matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. [1]

  6. Pointe du Hoc - Wikipedia

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    La Pointe du Hoc (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t dy ɔk]) is a promontory with a 35-metre (110 ft) cliff overlooking the English Channel on the northwestern coast of Normandy in the Calvados department, France.

  7. Notre-Dame de Paris - Wikipedia

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    Notre-Dame de Paris ( French: [nɔtʁ (ə) dam də paʁi] ⓘ; meaning " Our Lady of Paris "), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, [a] is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is considered one of the finest ...

  8. The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) was established in 1968 to promote the preservation of French language and culture in Louisiana. [11] The Louisiana state legislature has greatly shifted its stance on the status of French. Since the passage of Legislative Act No. 409 in 1968, the Louisiana governor is granted the ...

  9. René Descartes - Wikipedia

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    René Descartes ( / deɪˈkɑːrt / day-KART or UK: / ˈdeɪkɑːrt / DAY-kart; French: [ʁəne dekaʁt] ⓘ; Latinized:Renatus Cartesius; [note 3] [11] 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) [12] [13] [14] : 58 was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science.

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