Château de Rambouillet

A modified 14th-century stronghold at the heart of the Rambouillet forest. This royal residence, which welcomed, notably, François I, the Count of Toulouse, the Duke of Penthièvre, Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, Napoleon I, and many more. the royal residence then became the official residence of the presidents of the French Republic in 1883.
In the park, you can find the Queen's Dairy and the Shell Cottage.
The Queen's Dairy was created to amuse Marie-Antoinette. First you can visit the small sandstone building in the form of a neoclassical temple of which the first room is the dairy itself, which has lost its Sèvres porcelain vases and bowls used for tasting. The marble table and paving date back to the 1st Empire. An artificial cave with foliage running around it decorates a marble sculpture of Julien, a nymph and the goat Amalthée (1787).
In the part of the park with the English garden, stands the cottage built by the Duke of Penthièvre for the Princess de Lamballe. Its unusual decoration is made from shells and chips of marble and mother-of-pearl. A small toilet cubicle, with painted wooden panelling, is adjacent to the great hall.