France · 12th century
The Château de Bussy-Rabutin (French: [ʃɑto d(ə) bysi ʁabytɛ̃]), also known as the Château de Bussy-le-Grand, is a château which developed from a 12th-century castle, located in the commune of Bussy-le-Grand, in the Côte-d'Or department, Burgundy, east-central France. It is best known for its thousand portraits throughout a series of galleries, amassed by Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy during his exile from the royal court.
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Château de Bussy-Rabutin ranks #2,482 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #196 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,200 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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