OMG4681642: The house of Emile Zola in Medan, Yvelines, Ile de France, France. In 1878, Emile Zola acquired a small house which he expanded and beautified for eight years. He works there every day from spring to autumn for 24 years. The house has retained the charm and atmosphere of the 19th century: Dutch furniture from the 18th century, stained glass windows from the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries in the dining room and the billiard lounge / Bridgeman Images