châteaus
Grand country houses
Châteaus is a plural of château, a French word for a large country house or castle, especially one associated with French nobility or wine production.
English accepts both this anglicized plural and the French *châteaux*: The Loire Valley is famous for its châteaus.
The word appears most often in wine contexts, referring to vineyard estates.
Small projecting towers
- towersTall vertical structures
- spiresTapering architectural towers
- façadeFalse outward appearance
- moatDefensive water ditch
drawbridge · ramparts · ballroom · grand staircase · parapet · courtyard · gatehouse · chapel
French wine region with castles
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
- ChambordFamous French château
- ChenonceauFrench château spanning water
- FontainebleauHistoric French palace town
aristocracy · nobility · monarchy · gardens · countryside · Renaissance · Baroque · restoration
turrets
Small projecting towers
moat · drawbridge · ramparts · ballroom · grand staircase · parapet · courtyard · gatehouse · chapel · dungeon
Loire Valley
French wine region with castles
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
- ChambordFamous French château
- ChenonceauFrench château spanning water
Fontainebleau · aristocracy · nobility · monarchy · gardens · countryside · Renaissance · Baroque · restoration · heritage
vineyard
Grape-growing estate
- BordeauxFrench port and vineyard area
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- cellarUnderground storage room
vintage · estate · appellation · cru · bottling · harvest · barrel · tasting room · winemaker · label
grounds
Basis for justification
quarters · manor · gentry · landowner · hunting · gardens · orchards · gatekeepers · caretakers · hospitality
châteaushovels
Squalid, cramped dwellings
workers' housing · council flats · public housing · tenements · poorhouses
châteaushovels
Squalid, cramped dwellings
shacks · makeshift shelters · prefab homes · temporary shelters
- French châteauxGrand aristocratic country houses