Salle d'Honneur, Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loire Valley, France

Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, used as a reception, justice and banqueting hall, on the first or noble floor of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The hall was redecorated under Maximilien de Bethune in the 17th century and features a monumental fireplace with trompe l'oeil painting of the Chateau de Rosny-sur-Seine and walls lined with portraits. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, used as a reception, justice and banqueting hall, on the first or noble floor of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The hall was redecorated under Maximilien de Bethune in the 17th century and features a monumental fireplace with trompe l'oeil painting of the Chateau de Rosny-sur-Seine and walls lined with portraits. The castle is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen