Chรขteau de Pierrefonds, France
Erected in the late 14th century by Duke Louis of Orlรฉans, the chรขteau was taken down in the 17th century and was in ruins when Napoleon III decided to commission architect Eugรจne Viollet-le-Duc to rebuild it. He applied his architectural designs to create the ideal chรขteau, such as would have existed in the Middle Ages.
Erected in the late 14th century by Duke Louis of Orlรฉans, the chรขteau was taken down in the 17th century and was in ruins when Napoleon III decided to commission architect Eugรจne Viollet-le-Duc to rebuild it. He applied his architectural designs to create the ideal chรขteau, such as would have existed in the Middle Ages.