Château de Pau

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The Château de Pau is a historic French royal castle in southwestern France, best known as the birthplace of King Henry IV and a symbol of Béarn’s heritage.

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Château de Pau canonical 3
Château de Pau area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
historic monument
royal residence
architecturalStyle 19th-century restoration style
Renaissance architecture
medieval architecture
associatedWith Henry IV of France
House of Albret
Kingdom of Navarre
birthEventDate 1553
birthplaceOf Henry IV of France
builtInCentury 12th century
country France
currentUse national museum
tourist attraction
expandedInCentury 14th century
16th century
hasCollectionType decorative arts
furniture
paintings
tapestries
hasFeature Renaissance courtyard
fortified walls
gardens
medieval keep
towers
hasMuseumType art museum
history museum
heritageDesignation Monument historique
heritageDesignationBy France
heritageDesignationDate 1840
heritageSymbolOf Béarn
French monarchy
knownFor birthplace of Henry IV of France
locatedIn Pau
locatedInDepartment Pyrénées-Atlantiques
locatedInFormerProvince Béarn
locatedInPartOfCountry southwestern France
locatedInRegion Nouvelle-Aquitaine
openToPublic yes
operatedBy Centre des monuments nationaux
originalFunction fortified castle
overlooks Gave de Pau
ownedBy French state (partially)
surface form: French state
restoredInCentury 19th century
restoredUnder Louis-Philippe I of the French
surface form: Louis-Philippe I

Napoleon III of France
surface form: Napoleon III
touristRegion Pyrenees

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Pau knownFor Château de Pau
Pau hasLandmark Château de Pau
Boulevard des Pyrénées connects Château de Pau
this entity surface form: Château de Pau area
Boulevard des Pyrénées locatedNear Château de Pau