The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye was begun in 1124 when Louis VI built the first castle, the Grand Châtelet. The infobox names Pierre Chambiges as architect, but the text credits Pierre de Montreuil for the chapel and never mentions Chambiges. Royal patrons included Louis IX, Francis I and Henry II.
The chapel is Rayonnant Gothic and stone, with metal elements built into its walls. The gardens introduced the Italian garden style to France, and a stone terrace 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long overlooks the Seine valley.
Edward the Black Prince burned it in 1346, and Charles V rebuilt it in the 1360s. Louis XIV held his court there from 1666 to 1682, and James II lived there after 1688. The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was signed there in 1919. It now houses the Musée d'Archéologie nationale. The article gives no hours.
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