Golden Gate Pavilion
1996 © Maxim Tabachnik
Cour du Cheval BlancRoom of the Duchesse d’ÉtampesGallery of Francis INapoleon’s BedroomCrowned Salamander Emblem of Francis IGolden Gate PavilionRenaissance Courtyard, Château de FontainebleauBallroom, Château de FontainebleauHorseshoe StaircaseTapestry RoomNapoleon's Throne RoomTribune of the MusiciansPorte DoréeAnne of Austria’s BedchamberNapoleon’s Bath ChamberFireplace in Anne of Austria’s BedchamberWith My Mother Irina at FontainebleauView of Palace and GardensAbdication Room

Golden Gate PavilionGilles Le Breton

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Built (1528–30) under François I, this pavilion crowned the ceremonial Golden Gate of Fontainebleau. Designed by Gilles Le Breton, its triumphal-arch form and vaulted loggia embodied the new French Renaissance, merging Italianate elegance with royal power. Once richly gilded, it marked the palace as a stage of monarchy and magnificence.