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Son objectif est de sauver des monuments historiques sur l'ensemble de la planète.
En France, si l'article est à l'image de l'Hôtel de Talleyrand, la liste est en fait assez conséquente (cf infra).
The Cistercian Abbaye Royale de Chaalis was founded by Louis VI in 1136 and over the following 500 years expanded and developed to accommodate the changing tastes of the French aristocracy. (Learn More)
ALBI CATHEDRAL
Albi, FranceSainte-Cécile Cathedral in Albi was built in the thirteenth century following the suppression of the Albigensian Heresy, centered in Albi, to convey the power of the Church to the populace. (Learn More)
AMERICAN CATHEDRAL IN PARIS
Paris, FranceConstructed between 1881 and 1889, the American Cathedral in Paris was designed by George Edmond Street, a leading Gothic Revival architect. (Learn More)
CARPENTRAS SYNAGOGUE
Carpentras, FranceBuilt in 1367, Carpentras Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in France, located in the capital of what was once called the Comtat Venaissin, the area surrounding Avignon in southeastern Fran (Learn More)
CHANCELLERIE D'ORLÉANS
Paris, FranceThe Chancellerie d’Orléans, also known as the Hôtel de Voyer d’Argenson, was a famous townhouse, or hôtel particulier, built in Paris in the early eighteenth (Learn More)
CHÂTEAU DE CHANTILLY
Chantilly, FranceThe Château de Chantilly sits at the confluence of the Oise and Seine Rivers in northern France and is a magnificent stone complex surrounded by manicured lawns, farms, ponds, and stables. (Learn More)
CHÂTEAU DE COMMARQUE
Les Eyzies, FranceThe Chateau de Commarque, in the Dordogne region of southwest France, was founded during the twelfth century by the abbot of Sarlat, who established a simple wooden tower there near the meeting of (Learn More)
CHÂTEAU DE MAINTENON
Maintenon, FranceCHURCH OF SAINT-SULPICE DE FAVIÈRES
Saint-Sulpice de Favières, FranceCLOISTER OF ST. TROPHIME
Arles, FranceThe Church of St. Trophime in Arles, France, is an important pilgrimage site and the starting point of the Via Tolosana to Santiago de Compostela. (Learn More)
COUVENT DE LA VISITATION, CHAPELLE SAINT-JOSEPH, CHŒUR DES RELIGIEUSES
Moulins, FranceStarted in 1648 and completed nine years later, the Couvent de la Visitation functioned as a base for the religious order of the Visitation until it was abandoned in 1792, following the French Revo (Learn More)
DÉSERT DE RETZ
Marly-le-Roi, FranceThe Désert de Retz is a landscape of over 17 uniquely styled follies created from 1774 to 1789 by aristocrat François Racine de Monville. (Learn More)
GREAT TOWER
Châtillon-sur-Saône, FranceHÔTEL DE TALLEYRAND
Paris, FranceLocated at the heart of Paris near the Place de la Concorde, the Hôtel de Talleyrand is among the most important historic European buildings under the stewardship of the U.S. (Learn More)
HÔTEL DES INVALIDES
Paris, FranceBuilt from 1676 to 1706 at the direction of Louis XIV as a veterans’ hospital, the Hôtel des Invalides boasts an elegant classical façade and impressive dome. (Learn More)
HÔTEL D’ASTIER (HOSPICE)
Ménerbes, FranceFor more than 300 years the Hôtel d’Astier de Montfaucon has served a variety of civic functions in the city of Ménerbes. (Learn More)
JUMIÈGES ABBEY
Jumièges, FranceNestled in a bend of the Seine River in Normandy, the picturesque abbey of Jumièges is a key feature of one of the oldest and most important monasteries in Western Europe. (Learn More)
LACOSTE SCHOOL
Ménerbes, FranceOPÉRA COMIQUE
Paris, FranceFounded in 1714, the Opéra Comique is one of the oldest French dramatic institutions. (Learn More)
PFAFFENHOFEN SYNAGOGUE
Pfaffenhoffen, FrancePfaffenhoffen Synagogue is visually and architecturally indistinguishable from its surrounding built environment, which is one of the reasons it is prized today. (Learn More)
POTAGER DU ROI
Versailles, FranceThe Potager du Roi, also known as the Kitchen Garden of the King, was commissioned by Louis XIV and built near the Palace of Versailles. (Learn More)
SAINT LUC CHURCH
Ménerbes, FranceSAINT PIERRE CATHEDRAL
Beauvais, FranceSAINT SULPICE CHURCH
Paris, FranceSaint–Sulpice was built over a 130-year period, beginning in 1646 during the regency of Queen Anne of Austria. (Learn More)
SAINT-EMILION MONOLITHIC CHURCH
Saint-Emilion, FranceIn the eighth century, a Breton monk named Emilion fled to southern France to escape persecution by the Benedictine order and adopted an eremitic existence, living in a cave. (Learn More)
SAINTE MARIE-MADELEINE
Neuilly-en-Donjon, FranceSainte Marie-Madeleine was built in 1130, when Neuilly-en-Donjon was part of the diocese of Autun, which included much of what is now Burgundy. (Learn More)
SALON DE MUSIQUE, BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE L’ARSENAL
Paris, FranceMuch of the arsenal was constructed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. (Learn More)
THE BELVEDERE PAVILION AT VERSAILLES
Versailles, FranceThe Belvedere Pavilion is a notable feature in the landscape of the Petit Trianon of Versailles. (Learn More)
