Château de Malmaison

I visited this château on Thursday with my Mother in Law. It's just a few miles from our home in the suburbs of Paris.

It was formerly the residence of Napoléon and Empress Joséphine, and along with the Tuileries it was the headquarters of the French government from 1800 to 1802.

After her divorce from Napoléon, Joséphine received Malmaison in her own right, and remained there until her death in 1814. Napoléon returned and took residence in the house after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo (1815), before his exile to the island of Saint Helena.

[Graham Thresher]

Fantastic shot.

[Lindy]

Beautiful...thanks for the short history on this building

[Jo]

Beautiful.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Right smart-looking image in its B&W presentation. I like the symmetry of both the building and the foliage down the lane.

[Sally Ings]

Wow, that's quite some home! Lovely architecture and symmetry. Works well in black and white.

[Margaret Brown]

Wonderful comp and processing, a very impressive building

[KWind]

Fancy place! Looks great in B&W!

[Rosie Kind]

fabulous composition and I like it in monochrome - Fav

[Christine Meert]

ah, la France! Beautiful picture!

[Peter Dulis]

Love it ...fav

[Lynne]

Beautifully shot. Works perfectly in B&W

[Stephanie Swift]

A really lovely shot of a beautiful building and grounds, fav.

[Taffy]

Oh yes, just like home...beautifully captured using monochrome and emphasizing the symmetry in the structure.

[Kathy]

I like the symmetry in this image.

[PhylM-S]

beautiful

[Paula W]

What a lovely place, great symmetry.