Can we not translate 'palace' by 'palais'?
Why not 'palais'?
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CharlesKwiziq community member
Why not 'palais'?
This question relates to:French writing exercise "Bouldering in Fontainebleau"
Asked 3 years ago
Hi Charles,
Even Versailles ( my home turf) is called :
Le château de Versailles
we also talk of
'les châteaux de la Loire" ...
Tom Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
I think they say that in France if the palace is in the countryside it's a chateau; if it's in the city (like the Tuileries) it's a palais...
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