RPR-FRA-023 · FRANCE
Château de Madrid
Plan Your Visit
No public palace-interior visit
Paris Musées confirms that François I’s Château de Madrid was destroyed during the Revolution. There are no surviving palace interiors to visit under this record.
Official source / visitor information
Source review: 2026-10-10. Published visitor information reviewed; daily availability is not guaranteed.
Royal Renaissance Palace
French name: Château de Madrid
Type: Royal Renaissance Palace
Dates: begun under François I
Status: Lost
Provenance: Renaissance pleasure palace of François I in the Bois de Boulogne
Geography
Geographic Path: France → Île-de-France → Paris → Bois de Boulogne / western Paris
Local Place: Western Paris / Bois de Boulogne
Estate / Micro-location: Royal hunting and pleasure landscape
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Rulers, Residents & Use by Reign
| Period | Ruler | Relationship | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1515–1547 | Francis I | royal residence / major patron | François I's Renaissance palace-building network. | High |
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Can You Visit?
Access status: exterior_only
The palace is lost or fragmentary. A current public visitor route at its site has not been verified; do not interpret surviving location information as admission.
Visitor Statistics
No reliable annual figures have been entered yet.
Access Review
The palace is lost or fragmentary. A current public visitor route at its site has not been verified; do not interpret surviving location information as admission.
Official visitor website: not verified. This entry is retained for historical research.