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Castle Attractions In Somme

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The Battle of the Somme , also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the River Somme in France. The battle was intended to hasten a victory for the Allies and was the largest battle of the First World War on the Western Front. More than three million men fought in the battle and one million men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history. The Battle of the Somme was fought in the traditional style of World War I battles: tr...
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Castle Attractions In Somme

  • 1. Chateau de Bagatelle Abbeville
    The Château de Bagatelle is a small neoclassical château with several small formal French gardens, a rose garden, and an orangerie. It is set on 59 acres of gardens in French landscape style in the Bois de Boulogne, which is located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. There is also a Château de Bagatelle located near Abbeville in northern France.
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  • 2. Chateau Fort de Rambures Rambures
    Le Château de Rambures is a castle situated in the commune of Rambures in the Somme département of France. It was constructed in the Middle Ages in the style of a military fortress of the 15th century and was one of the first castles in Europe to be constructed almost exclusively in bricks. The castle is set in a park, the Parc et Roseraie du Château de Rambures containing a rose garden and ancient trees. The castle contains very interesting Picardy furniture from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.It has been classified as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1927.
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  • 4. Chateau de Picquigny Picquigny
    Château de Hornoy was a castle near Hornoy-le-Bourg, Hauts-de-France, France. It once belonged to the English and Scottish Balliol family. The castle of Hornoy was forfeited to the French Crown in 1330 and was granted to Ferry de Picquigny, remaining in the Picquigny family until 1365, when it passed to Raoul de Coucy.
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  • 5. Chateau de Pierrefonds Pierrefonds
    The Château de Pierrefonds is a castle situated in the commune of Pierrefonds in the Oise département of France. It is on the southeast edge of the Forest of Compiègne, northeast of Paris, between Villers-Cotterêts and Compiègne. The Château de Pierrefonds includes most of the characteristics of defensive military architecture from the Middle Ages, though it underwent a major restoration in the 19th century.
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