Galerie des Cerfs

The Galerie des Cerfs (Gallery of the Stags) was created during Henri IV and is decorated with a fascinating bird's eye view of the château and the surrounding hunting grounds. Genuine antlers are attached to the stag heads made from plaster (there are 43 of them). In 1960 another great attribute was added to this gallery: statues sent from the Vatican. These statues - including one made for Francis I - were cast at Fontainebleau and has now returned to their place of origin. The gallery measures 73 metres in length and 7 metres in width. It was here that a gentleman by the name of Giovanni, Marquis de Monaldeschi was murdered in 1657. Several of the royal châteaux are depicted on the walls.

One of the statues

Galerie de Diane

The Galerie de Diane (or Diane Gallery) is the longest room in Fontainebleau and was rebuilt during Napoleon I. Until then it had been decorated with references to the goddess Diana - the original decorations were carried out during Henri IV. Diana was the obvious choice because Fontainebleau was ideal for hunting and as the goddess of the hunt, the castle was considered to be Diana's domain. Louis-Philippe took advantage of the room's size and used it as a ball room. Ever since Napoleon III took over it has functioned as a library and as such is lined with bookcases - 16.000 books in total can be found in this room! Originally this was called the Queens Gallery because Henri IV had built it for his wife around 1600.
There is a large globe placed within the hall which was created for Napoleon I. The gallery measures 80 metres in length and 7 metres in width.

The Queen's Courtyard

The Queen's Courtyard was created at the end of the 17th century by the architects Le Vau and d'Orbay. Originally the Queen's Courtyard stretched all the way down to where the present Dauphin's Courtyard ends but when the château was expanded in 1680 it created two courtyards instead of just one - this is how the Queen's Courtyard came to be located where it is today and also how the Dauphin's courtyard was created. That same year the Queen's Courtyard's façade was renovated.

Chamber

Madame du Barry's Gambling Salon

This salon is sometimes mistaken as the Corner Lounge most likely because the rooms look very similar and are located right next to each other. It has the same white panels with the golden edges and boiserie. However, the fireplace is different (a deep red marble) and instead of a bust of Louis XV - which can be found in the Corner Lounge - there is a bust of Madame du Barry in quite a peculiar colour. Between the deep window sills there are two cabinets each with a large, white vase - they must have been a pair since they match each other completely. A rather large couch with cream, gold and rose-coloured silk also matches the chairs placed up against the wall.

"Is it a revolt?"

LOUIS XVI

"No, Sire. It is a revolution!"

DUC DE LIANCOURT 

"She [Marie Antoinette] has so much grace that she does everything perfectly."

LOUIS XVI