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Posted: 01 Jan 2026

Taken: 08 Dec 2016

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HFF Pierrefonds Picardy 8th December 2016

HFF Pierrefonds Picardy 8th December 2016
Looking beautiful in the winter afternoon light the very impressive Château at Pierrefonds is a bit of fake. The original 14th century castle was impressive in its own right but fell into ruin in the 17th century. Napoleon III decided to reconstruct it in the 1850s & the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc recreated an ideal castle as it would have existed in the Middle Ages - not that it ever did in this form.

It is now a popular tourist site and has been used as a backdrop for films and TV productions, the most recent being Merlin the TV series.

The splendid building in the foreground is on Rue de Beaudon.

Happy New Year and HFF to everyone.

Erhard Bernstein, John FitzGerald, Nouchetdu38, appo-fam and 17 other people have particularly liked this photo

21 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Impressive buildings Pete.
hFF
9 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Maybe fake, but it certainly looks the part, Pete. Happy New Year and Fence Friday.
9 months ago.
 Falk Preusche
Falk Preusche club
HFF, Pete. Ich wünsche dir ein gesundes neues Jahr.
9 months ago.
 David Slater (Spoddendale)
David Slater (Spodde… club
HFF and Happy New Year Pete. Very best wishes to you.
9 months ago.
 Mikus
Mikus club
Sehr schöne Komposition. HFF und ein frohes neues Jahr, Pete.
9 months ago.
 Dida From Augsburg
Dida From Augsburg club
Beautifully composed view

HFF and a Happy New Year!
9 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Interesting notes and an excellent capture of this lovely chateau, Pete,

HFF and a great new year !
9 months ago.
 LotharW
LotharW club
HFF Pete und ein gutes Wochenende. Bleib gesund!
9 months ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Impressive architecture. HFF and the best wishes for the new year, Pete !
9 months ago.
 gezginruh
gezginruh club
Interesting and impressive castle!
HFF and Happy New Year,Pete!

Best greetings
Füsun
9 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Schöne Ansammlung von Türmen.
HFF und ein schönes erstes Wochenende in 2026, Pete!
9 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Looks like a great place to visit with a camera Pete.

HFF, enjoy the New Year. Herb

Thanks so much for sharing all your wonderful photos during 2025.
9 months ago.
 Franck Chabal
Franck Chabal club
HFF Pete*****************
9 months ago.
 Edna Edenkoben
Edna Edenkoben club
An awesome photo!
HFF Pete.
9 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Best wishes and HFF
9 months ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
It looks great with all the spires and towers.. HFF Pete and my best wishes for the New Year.
9 months ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Pete
A wonderful and interesting picture, which I like very much!
Very nice composition
Great colours too
Best Wishes, HFF, a nice week ahead, and a wonderful new year in 2026!!
Peter
9 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Exceptional capture! HFF!
9 months ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Preciosa. Te deseo un venturoso 2026 lleno de salud.
9 months ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
This is stunning Pete. Both buildings are interesting. The light is magical.
Very best wishes for 2006. Hope it is a good one for you. Diana
9 months ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club
Well spotted, composed, and captured. Great work, Pete.
9 months ago.

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