Fifth ramp of the 6-ramp Renaissance staircase, built 1542, with barrel vaulted coffered ceiling, carved in stone with floral motifs, salamanders (for Francois I), heraldic symbols and the Labours of Hercules, in the Chateau de Ponce, built c. 1542 in Renaissance style for Jean de Chambray, at Ponce-sur-le-Loir, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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