rueil-malmaison
As a skilled botanist, Empress Josephine imported two hundred plants that she loved in Martinique, her native land. Magnolias, peonies, mimosas, camellias and jasmines made their appearance in the metropolis. Her rose garden, composed of more than two hundred and fifty species, and her greenhouse were her pride and joy. Napoleon came himself one year after her death in 1814 in this place to meditate on so many memories, before leaving for exile, in Sainte Hélène.
Rueil-Malmaison, today
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Napoleonic places
Rueil-Malmaison, strong of its natural heritage and its rich hours, is not only a city of the past, that of Richelieu, Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais or the cradle of the impressionist painters. Henri IV spent time there, just like Louis XIII and his minister Richelieu, who had his castle there.
Louis XIV, as a child, came here to flee the Parisian sling. Bonaparte and Josephine sheltered their love affairs there. Napoleon III gave the church the most beautiful Cavaillé-Coll organ, in memory of his mother who was buried in the city. Thanks to the Napoleonic Era, the site has gained international prestige.
Rueil-Malmaison city website : www.villederueil.fr
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events 2021
Exhibition: "A Napoleonic Panorama: The French Campaigns in Italy
The exhibition "A Napoleonic Panorama: The French Campaigns in Italy" will run from 22 November 2023 to 26 February ...
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Rueil-Malmaison: Concerts on period instruments
On 10 September, 15 October, 19 November and 17 December 2023 at the Châteaux de Malmaison and Bois-Préau, Rueil-Malmaison (FR). The ...
Exhibition "Light on the works of Oscar Rex" - Château de Malmaison, France
From 27 October 2021 to 3 January 2022 - Château de Malmaison, France. The Austro-Hungarian painter Oscar Rex (1857-1929) designed ...
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Exhibition: "Creations around a dress of Josephine" - Château de Malmaison, France
From September 17 to October 18, 2021 - Château de Malmaison, France. On the occasion of the copy of a dress by ...
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Exhibition "Napoleon with 1001 faces" - Château de Malmaison, France
From May 5 to September 6, 2021 - Château de Malmaison, France. Through the many representations of Napoleon, what are the ...
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Opening of the exhibition "Napoleon with 1001 faces" - Château de Malmaison, France
From 5 to 9 May 2021 - Château de Malmaison, France. Through the many representations of Napoleon, what were ...
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"Around Josephine's porcelain collections, Setsuko's views" - Château de Malmaison, France
From March 17 to May 3, 2021 - Château de Malmaison, France. Scheduled to open on March 17, 2021. Postponed until ...
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