French châteaux
Loire Valley landmarks
French châteaux are grand country houses or castles in France, especially those built by nobility and royalty.
The term evokes the ornate Renaissance and Baroque estates of the Loire Valley: We toured the French châteaux during our honeymoon.
Châteaux is the French plural of château, which English speakers use interchangeably with the anglicized chateaus.
- royal palaceSovereign's official residence
- salonGrooming establishment or gathering
- moatDefensive water ditch
- secret passageConcealed route through structure
- fountainWater-spouting structure
wrought iron · formal gardens · Loire Valley · courtyard · French doors · ballrooms · wine cellars · turret · orangerie · Renaissance · parterre · walled garden · stained glass windows · private chapel · Chenonceau · chandelier · grand staircase · marble
French châteauxhovels
Squalid, cramped dwellings
shacks · huts · shanties · mud huts · tiny houses
French châteauxservants' quarters
Housing for domestic employees
poorhouses · workhouses · workers' housing · tenements · slums