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  • Boats on the river Loire, near Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. Traditional Loire boats, flat bottomed to travel in shallow river waters, are still used on the river. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boats on the river Loire, near Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. Traditional Loire boats, flat bottomed to travel in shallow river waters, are still used on the river. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, aerial view, beside the river Loire in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, aerial view, beside the river Loire in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, aerial view, beside the river Loire in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, aerial view, beside the river Loire in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Catherine de Medici, oil painting on canvas, 19th century copy of an original, in the room known as the Bedroom of Catherine de Medici, who acquired the castle in 1550, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be of Cosimo Ruggieri, d. 1615, astrologer to Catherine de Medici, in the room known as Ruggieri Room, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Room known as Ruggieri Room, with cabalistic astrology symbols on the 16th century fireplace, and a 17th century canopy bed, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Amboise illuminated at sunset, above the river Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries. It was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, aerial view, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, aerial view, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be of Diane de Poitiers, 1500-66, oil painting on canvas, probably 19th century, in her bedroom in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Room known as the Bedroom of Catherine de Medici, who acquired the castle in 1550, with 15th century Tournai tapestry and 4-poster Henri II style bed, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room, 17m long, used as a kitchen and for servants before becoming a dining room in the 19th century, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The Neo Gothic fireplace was designed by Paul Ernest Sanson and sculpted by Antoine Margotin. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des gardes, or Guards room, used as a security entrance, drawbridge lookout and for weapons training by the lord's guards, now displaying weapons and armour from 15th-19th century, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symbol of Delta (D) and 3 full moon circles, an astrological cabalistic symbol or possibly for Diane de Poitiers, on the fireplace, 16th century, in the room known as Ruggieri Room, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief, with men carrying the coat of arms of the Chaumont-Amboise family, on the facade of the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Catherine de Medici, detail, oil painting on canvas, 19th century copy of an original, in the room known as the Bedroom of Catherine de Medici, who acquired the castle in 1550, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace, 16th century, with symbol of Delta (D) and 3 full moon circles, an astrological cabalistic symbol or possibly for Diane de Poitiers, in the room known as Ruggieri Room, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Room known as the Bedroom of Catherine de Medici, who acquired the castle in 1550, with 15th century Tournai tapestry and 4-poster Henri II style bed, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Room known as Ruggieri Room, with cabbalistic astrology symbols on the 16th century fireplace, and a 17th century canopy bed, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tapestry and safe chest, made 16th century in Nuremberg with a 20-pin lock, for storing important documents, in the Salle des gardes, or Guards room, used as a security entrance, drawbridge lookout and for weapons training by the lord's guards, now displaying weapons and armour from 15th-19th century, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, with river Loire, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, aerial view, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Promenade des Gardes, a walkway used as a lookout over the river Loire, in the Gothic Charles VIII wing of the logis royal, at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, with river Loire behind, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the Tour de Verrines (left) and Tour de la Chapelle d'Anguilllon (right) of the keep, built 1395, and moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Plan of the river Loire elevation of the Chateau d'Amboise, drawing by Jacques Androuet du Cerveau, with existing buildings in black and destroyed sections in red, published in Les Plus Excellents Batiments de France, 1576-77, in the Chateau d'Ambois, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), seen from across the moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the keep built 1395 (left), Tour d'Artillerie (right), Tour de Bethune (far right), and moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the keep built 1395 (right), begun 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and bridge over the moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Promenade des Gardes, a walkway used as a lookout over the river Loire, in the Gothic Charles VIII wing of the logis royal, at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the Tour de Bethune built 1440 (centre) and Tour de Verrines (right), and moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), seen from across the moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), seen from a bridge over the moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and bridge over the moat, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • River Loire at sunset, near Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, with the petit chateau built 1377 (left), keep built 1395 (right), and moat, aerial view, in Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The castle was built from the 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Guy de La Tremoille, and has been home to the lords of Sully, the La Tremoilles and the Bethunes. It 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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  • Tour des Minimes and Louis XII wing at the Chateau d'Amboise, aerial view, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour des Minimes and Louis XII wing at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of king Henri II, with large canopy bed, jewel chest and tapestries from Brussels and Tournai, 16th and 17th century, in the Louis XII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, with 2 fireplaces (1 Gothic 1 Renaissance), columns supporting a vaulted ceiling and Gothic benches or chayeres, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of king Francois I of France in 1515, oil painting, by Jean Clouet, 1480-1541, in the Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour des Minimes and Louis XII wing at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour des Minimes and Louis XII wing at the Chateau d'Amboise, aerial view, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour des Minimes and Louis XII wing at the Chateau d'Amboise, aerial view, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Promenoir des Gardes, on the ground floor of the royal loggia at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grande Chambre, formerly known as Salle de l'echanson or Hall of the butler, with Gothic and Renaissance furniture and 17th century Aubusson tapestries designed by Le Brun, in the Louis XII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace with emblems of Anne de Bretagne (fleur de lys, ermine) and Charles VIII (flaming sword), in the Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, with 2 fireplaces (1 Gothic 1 Renaissance), columns supporting a vaulted ceiling and Gothic benches or chayeres, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace with emblems of Anne de Bretagne (fleur de lys, ermine) and Charles VIII (flaming sword), in the Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0843.jpg
  • Renaissance gardens, aerial view, at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC22_FRANCE_MC_0837.jpg
  • Charles VIII wing of the logis royal, built in Gothic style with the Promenade des Gardes and a wide balcony overlooking the river Loire, at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour des Minimes and Louis XII wing at the Chateau d'Amboise, aerial view, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC23_FRANCE_MC_0151.jpg
  • Tour des Minimes and Louis XII wing at the Chateau d'Amboise, aerial view, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC23_FRANCE_MC_0153.jpg
  • Louis XII wing seen from the garden, at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The Tour des Minimes is to the left, and the royal residence behind. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the Tour des Minimes, a Renaissance tower holding a ramp to allow carriages to access the castle terrace from the town below, at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des gardes nobles, or Hall of the noble guards, housing the king's personal guards, protecting the staircase to the royal apartments, with central Gothic palm pillar supporting vaulted ceiling, and displays of armour, in the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Death of Leonardo da Vinci in the arms of king Francois I in the Chateau d'Amboise, oil painting on canvas, 1781, by Francois-Guillaume Menageot, 1744-1816, in the Chambre du Roi or King's Bedroom, in the Chateau d'Ambois, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grande Chambre, formerly known as Salle de l'echanson or Hall of the butler, with Gothic and Renaissance furniture and 17th century Aubusson tapestries designed by Le Brun, in the Louis XII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medallion portrait of Alexander the Great and corbel sculpture, in the Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medallion portrait of Alexander the Great, in the Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbel sculpture with oversized ears, a reminder of possible surveillance ('the walls have ears'), in the Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbel sculpture with squirrels eating beech nuts, in the Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbel sculpture with hooded figure resting cheek on hand, in the Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbel sculpture with figure playing bagpipes, in the Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0846.jpg
  • Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renaissance gardens at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour des Minimes and Louis XII wing at the Chateau d'Amboise, aerial view, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour des Minimes and Chateau d'Amboise, aerial view, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC22_FRANCE_MC_0832.jpg
  • Chateau d'Amboise, aerial view, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC22_FRANCE_MC_0833.jpg
  • Charles VIII wing of the logis royal, built in Gothic style with the Promenade des Gardes and a wide balcony overlooking the river Loire, at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tour des Minimes and Louis XII wing at the Chateau d'Amboise, aerial view, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC23_FRANCE_MC_0152.jpg
  • Death of Leonardo da Vinci in the arms of king Francois I in the Chateau d'Amboise, detail, oil painting on canvas, 1781, by Francois-Guillaume Menageot, 1744-1816, in the Chambre du Roi or King's Bedroom, in the Chateau d'Ambois, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbel sculpture of figure wearing armour holding phylactery, in the Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Louis XII wing and Renaissance gardens at the Chateau d'Amboise, aerial view, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Charles VIII wing (left) and Louis XII wing (right) at the Chateau d'Amboise, aerial view, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC22_FRANCE_MC_0834.jpg
  • Portrait of Emir Abdelkader, 1808-83, Algerian religious and military leader, kept at Amboise as a prisoner of war 1848-52, drawing, in the Salon de Musique, or Music Room, on the second floor of the Logis Royal or Royal Residence, in the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dress of Helene Mecklenburg-Schwerin, duchess of Orleans, 1814-58, as featured in the portrait of 1839 by Franz Xavier Winterhalter, modern copy, 2022, by workshop of Madame Augustine, in the Chambre Louis-Philippe, or Chambre d'Orleans, with First Empire and Louis-Philippe style furniture,  in the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des Blasons, in an attic above the Charles VIII wing, renovated 19th century, with wooden roof structure resembling a ship's upturned keel, at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The name comes from the painted coats of arms along the apex of the ceiling. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur and river Loire, Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The first castle on this site was built in the 10th century by Theobald I, Count of Blois, but it was in the 14th century when Louis I, Duke of Anjou developed the defensive fortress into a true chateau. It served as the residence of the Dukes of Anjou until the 15th century. In the 16th century Philippe Duplessis-Mornay, Governor of Saumur, added the extensive fortifications around the chateau. In 1621 it became an army barracks, under Napoleon a prison and it is now a museum. The chateau sits above the town of Saumur along the banks of the river Loire by its confluence with the river Thouet. It is a listed historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Meung-sur-Loire, aerial view, built 12th - 18th century, Loiret, France. The chateau was the country residence of the bishops of Orleans and also served as a prison. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Behind is the tower of the Collegiale Saint-Liphard de Meung-sur-Loire, a collegiate church, originally a Benedictine abbey founded in the 6th century, built over the tomb of St Liphard d'Orleans. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Eugene Adelaide Louise, princess of Orleans, known as Madame Adelaide II, with her nephew Francois d'Orleans, prince of Joinville<br />
painting, detail, by Louis Hersent, 1777-1860, in the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of king Louis Philippe I, 1773-1850, painting, in the Chambre Louis-Philippe, or Chambre d'Orleans, in the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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