France · 14th century
The Château de Pierrefonds (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) pjɛʁfɔ̃]) is a castle situated in the commune of Pierrefonds in the Oise department in the Hauts-de-France region, Northern France.
It is located on the southeast edge of the forest of Compiègne, northeast of Paris, between the towns of 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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Castle of Pierrefonds ranks #237 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #27 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1393, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 26,654 times in the last 60 days, more than 98% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Compiègne, 14 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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