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Original - The Château de Maintenon is a château situated in the Eure-et-Loir region of France. It is known as being the private residence of Madame de Maintenon, the second spouse of Louis XIV. The construction of the château began in the 12th and ended in the 18th century. The east and west wings frame a cour d'honneur. The castle is classified as a Monument historique since 1944.
Edited version
Reason
Compelling image, of very good quality , well depicting the subject.
Articles in which this image appears
Château de Maintenon, Maintenon, List of châteaux in the Centre region
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Eric Pouhier
The one here kicks ass.TCO (reviews needed) 01:01, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for noticing that. Expanded caption in the article. --Elekhh (talk) 20:50, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
:) --Elekhh (talk) 20:50, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Which one? Makeemlighter (talk) 10:55, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All supports were for original. - Elekhh (talk) 12:58, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with Elekhh. Pine (was GreenPine) talk 04:35, 8 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Château de Maintenon 2008.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:12, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]