Château de Bagnolet, Paris

The Château de Bagnolet is marked by its white stone facade and a sprawling garden that once stretched across this entire hillside. It began as the grand residence for the Duchess of Orleans in the eighteenth century, serving as a private retreat from the rigid atmosphere of the royal court at Versailles. While the original estate was dismantled piece by piece after the French Revolution, the remaining structure maintains the low, elegant profile that defined its era of aristocratic leisure and high society intrigue.