Château de Chavaniac
The Château de Chavaniac is a fortified manor house of eighteen rooms furnished in the Louis XIII style located in Chavaniac-Lafayette, Haute-Loire, in Auvergne, France. Flanked by two towers of black stone, it was built in the 14th century and was the birthplace of General Lafayette in 1757. In 1916, a group of wealthy philanthropists led by Scottish-born American industrialist John C. Moffat purchased the castle to serve as a center of philanthropy for people affected by World War I. Following the war he renovated it completely to preserve documents and objects relating to General Lafayette.
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Château de Chavaniac
The Château de Chavaniac is a fortified manor house of eighteen rooms furnished in the Louis XIII style located in Chavaniac-Lafayette, Haute-Loire, in Auvergne, France. Flanked by two towers of black stone, it was built in the 14th century and was the birthplace of General Lafayette in 1757. In 1916, a group of wealthy philanthropists led by Scottish-born American industrialist John C. Moffat purchased the castle to serve as a center of philanthropy for people affected by World War I. Following the war he renovated it completely to preserve documents and objects relating to General Lafayette.
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Het kasteel van Chavaniac-Lafa ...... n 45° 9′ 26″ NB, 3° 34′ 45″ OL
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Le château de Chavaniac, maiso ...... tale du marquis de La Fayette.
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The Château de Chavaniac is a ...... w a museum open to the public.
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Het kasteel van Chavaniac-Lafa ...... n 45° 9′ 26″ NB, 3° 34′ 45″ OL
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Le château de Chavaniac, maiso ...... tale du marquis de La Fayette.
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The Château de Chavaniac is a ...... relating to General Lafayette.
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Château de Chavaniac
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Kasteel van Chavaniac
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