The Malmaison Palace was built in 1610 and was completed until 1686. It is located 20 km from Paris. Josephine de Beauharnais, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, bought it in 1799. Upon returning from Egypt, her illustrious husband became its owner. The couple transformed the rooms and landscaped the park. Until 1804, Napoleon regularly stayed at the castle, turning it into one of his favorite residences. After the divorce in 1809, the castle became the complete property of Josephine. In this first residence of the couple, she preserved the memory of the best years of their life together and the period of glory. From 1803 to 1814, thanks to the efforts of Josephine, about 200 new plants, previously unknown in France, took root in Malmaison, and a magnificent rose garden was created, numbering 250 varieties of roses.
Napoleon stayed at Malmaison twice more: first after the defeat of the French army at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and then on the eve of his departure into exile on the island of St. Helena.
The visit to the castle will end with a walk through a small park, where, once, having frozen a little on a walk with the Russian Tsar Alexander I, Josephine became mortally ill and ended her earthly journey at the age of 50 in one of the castle’s bedrooms.
In 1905, the residence became a national museum.
Napoleon stayed at Malmaison twice more: first after the defeat of the French army at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and then on the eve of his departure into exile on the island of St. Helena.
The visit to the castle will end with a walk through a small park, where, once, having frozen a little on a walk with the Russian Tsar Alexander I, Josephine became mortally ill and ended her earthly journey at the age of 50 in one of the castle’s bedrooms.
In 1905, the residence became a national museum.
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