Josephine Baker interior dining room - Chateau des Milandes (Castelnaud-la-Chapelle/FR)

Josephine Baker interior dining room.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 4S) / #josephinebaker #exposition - #castle #exhibition #interior at #JosephineBakerExhibition #ChateaudesMilandes in #CastelnaudlaChapelle, #Dordogne - #France

 

Josephine Baker interior dining hall just like it used to be at the time when Josephine Baker lived here. A very nice exposition with lots of things to see. You can feel the presence of this history very clear.

 

Photo August 2013, Josephine Baker (Born as Freda Josephine Baker / June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) after 38 years in time. In the year 2025 it's 50 years since.

 

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Chateau des Milandes - One of the most romantic castles has to be Château-des-Milandes (Est. 1489). It has to forms of defence like regular castles. In medieval history it was the former manor mainhouse of the lords of Coumont, owners of the nearby Chateau Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. The castle is renovated between 1900 and 1914, between 1940-1968 inhabited and owned by Josephine Baker. Nowadays it's a well preserved caste, a monument historique, jardin remarkable, with a brassery, bird of prey show and a unique museum and exhibition dedicated to Josephine Baker.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_des_Milandes.

 

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