Why was the french chateau Usse built???? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!?
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I found this:\n\nThe castle was built for the Buiel family in the second half of the 15th century. This was a family that had distinguished itself in The Hundred Years War and now was seeking a home befitting there new rank in society. The family did not stay long however for Antoine De Buiel, the husband of Louis VII’s daughter, sold the castle in 1485 to Charles Espinay who set about making many improvements and is known for having the famous chapel built on the grounds. The Espinays served as chamberlains to many of the royalty and kings of their time. This castle has changed hands many times. \n\nCompared to the other castles of the Loire Valley, the Usse has a very tranquil history. It was built on the foundation of an 11th century fortress. Because of its combination of beauty and fortress like appearance, it is believed that Perrault wrote his famous story, “Sleeping Beauty,” based on Usse. Of the structure Perrault wrote, “Chateau de la Belle au bois dormant.” This is one of eleven fairytales he wrote in a collection called, “Les Contes de ma mere l’Oye.” \n\nThe castle played another part in history when it stood as a model for the design of Disney’s famous Cinderella’s Castle in Disney World. Designers used this and other castles of the Loire Valley. Looking at a picture of the two, it is easy to see the similarities between the them.
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la france question idiote
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O le teine.  girl \nI cannot believe I could find this out on the internet.\nAre you  really learning Samoan?  My mother lived there as a child and it looked like a great place in the pictures.
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Check these sites out.\n\nIt was the first château at Chaumont-sur-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, France. \n\nThe sites are full of interesting facts (especially the third one).  Good luck.  =)
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-Castles were built to maintain lordship, in times of war as well as peace.\n-Castles were built to serve a whole variety of purposes, to have a military, political, social and economic role. The emphasis on each of these aspects varied according to the wishes of the lord who built it. He was presented with different options, in military or domestic design, which he had to balance against his resources if he wished to be prudent. The site, the military strength and the domestic accommodation all tell us the sort of life that the lord expected to live in the castle.  ^_^
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It was built over hundreds of years by many different dynasties to protect the empires from invading armies, and is in such bad shape because it's thousands of years old. (think weathering and erosion)
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Hello Photolove, here are some great links about the history of the Eiffel Tower.\n\nHistory Of Eiffel Tower\n\nFrom 1889 to 2002, the Eiffel Tower has welcomed 200 million visitors of all ages and origins from the four corners of the globe, who have come to admire the "Iron Lady" and the city panorama from its 324-meter height. An impressive statistic that confirms the monument's reputation as the most visited site with an entry fee.  MORE…….\n\nhttp://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~hc01hs/mult1001/eiffeltower.html\n\nhttp://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Landmarks/eiffel-history.htm\n\nThe Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England, opened the tower. Of the 700 proposals submitted in a design competition, Gustave Eiffel's was unanimously chosen.  MORE…..\n\nhttp://www.paris.org/Monuments/Eiffel/\n\nhttp://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/\n\nhttp://www.parisbestlodge.com/eiffeltower.html\n\nhttp://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Monuments-Paris/Eiffel.shtml\n\nMathematicians commemorated on the Eiffel Tower\n\nhttp://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Societies/Eiffel.html\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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because they are french
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Arc de Triomphe on the Place de l'Étoile. \n\nNapoleon Bonaparte built this monument for the glorification of his French Army. His victorious troops would march on through the arch cheered by the population of Paris. This never happened thanks to General Wellington who defeated Napoléon at Waterloo in 1815.  It was finished in 1836 and is decorated with bas-reliefs depicting scenes from the revolutionary era. In 1921, the tomb of an unknown soldier was added in remembrance of 1.5 million soldier victims of WWI.\n\nDo you need more than than?  :)
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Chess.  Henry had only 500 soldiers agains 30,000+ French and at the end of the day, won the war with over 10,000 Frenchment dead and only the loss of 25 of his own .. the final battle of Agincourt.\n\nThis was done by stratgic planning and design of his defensive area and choice of ground ... thickets to the left and rears to prevent calvarly attacks from the french ... choice use of the English Longbowman and ground fortifications to bunch up the French behind a narrow front line (thus they were litterally hundreds deep trying to get at the English) ... easy pickings for the long-bowmen who simply fired into the crowds of French.\n\nHad it been tennis, Henry would not have pervailed simply due to the numbers he faced in opposition.\n\nAdditionally, his choice of cities which he invaded along the way were such that he took only the richest and least fortified of cities ... avoided the French army along the way, thereby rumor of the unstopable English spread through France and preceeded him where he showed up.  Few cities, after the initial ones, offered any resistance at all.  Once taken, he left them to their own, relaeasing them from their obligations to the King of France and the French court ... making lots of friends in those cities too.\n\nAgain, all strategy and planning and forethought ... that is Chess.\n\nHenry was also a very wild young man ... "his life filled with riots, books and banquets and never did he know of any study in them !"   But, like he says in the play, "We understand well how you come o'er us with our wilder days, not measuring what use we've made of them."
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Hahahahahaha... HI-larious\n\nSpain?  They were there briefly, little colonization, and I wouldn't say that they owned it.  Supposedly the Pope gave them that land, but the French Catholics didn't listen to no stinking Pope --everyone stunk then--  Everything you see in Louisiana has remnants of its French days.  Even Kentucky's, not part of the Louisiana Purchase, Frankfort means french fort, not named after Frankfurt, Germany.
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try finding a picture and then designing your castle aroud that. I had to make one for school a few years ago, and my sister just made on a few weeks ago, so im an old pro by now ( :) ). Just search "castles" under pitures, or find a castle in a movie or show or even a video game that you like. if possible, get pictures of the same castle from a few different angles. it makes life a lot easier.
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Only in the wealthiest families did one or more seamstresses live in the castle.  Those that did were usually the best and were treated very well.\nSeamstresses usually lived in the town and served more than one family.  See the references below:
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The purpose for digging the hole was never clear to me. At first, I thought that there were using it as a means for Clive Owen to hid in before they built the false set of shelves. The fact that it was linked to the only sewage system also intrigued me. I guess it was just used to store waste, and nothing more, but it seemed rather strange that so much attention was paid to it.
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Its just a tourist attraction. I went there the other year (2004) and it was fantastic. Well worth a visit if you are ever there. Check out the English version of their website:\nhttp://www.chenonceau.com/01chateau/gabarit_chateau_ENG.html
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Je ne suis pas belge mais je dirais SPA- FRANCORCHAMPS dans les Ardennes belges.Ce sont toujours des courses superbes.J'y etais en 1998, ( 14 monoplaces eliminees sur carambolage, heureusement sans bobo ). Et vive la F 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hello Tathagat,\n  I got this link from Googling, "Chateaux I II III", I suggest you follow up with Rent.com. I would also do a Mapquest, find nearby businesses and call them directly to ask what type of area it is. Good luck\n\nhttp://www.rent.com/apartments/texas/houston-and-vicinity/houston/442888/