Compičgne the Chateau and the Car and Transportation Museum Photo Gallery by evelyn55 at pbase.com

Compičgne the Chateau and the Car and Transportation Museum

A chateau has existed in Compičgne since 561, with changing locations. Charles V had a castle built in its present location in 1380. Louis XV completely rebuilt it between 1751-1788. After the revolution, Napoleon had the castle restored. He lived there with his 2nd wife, Marie-Louise. The castle was the autumn residence of Napoleon III and Eugenie during the second empire but became a national museum in 1870 after the fall of the Imperial Regime.

24 October 2009 (Click on slide show or individual images)

Hotel de Ville (City Hall) in the	main square	Statue of Joan of Arc in the main square	Lunch at Le Sol'fe restaurant	Mini-appetizers
Escargots	Pippo	Brigitte	Coquilles St. Jacques and vegetables
The colonnade entrance of the chateau	Apollo staircase with Apollo at the top			A colonnaded foyer
View of the park from inside the chateau	Another view of the park	The Map Room where Napoleon III received guests	The Emperor's bedchamber
The bedchamber of Empress Marie-Louise		Tapestry on the wall	A magnificent ballroom	Close up of a chandelier
Evidence of Napoleon throughout the chateau	The Emperor's dining room	The chateau side of the colonnade	The King's guardroom
	Entrance to the car & transportation museum
			The ornate helm of a sleigh	Another sleigh
Velocipedes			An electric-powered car capable of	100 km per hour in 1899
Models of early Citroen cars	It was a guided visit	The main courtyard of the chateau	In the parking lot

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