Roof, Keep, Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loire Valley, France

Wooden roof frame or Grand Galetas, in the third floor room of the keep, built 1395, in the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The trusses are made from chestnut wood and resemble an upturned ship's keel. 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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© Manuel Cohen

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