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  • Logis Royal, built 14th and 16th century in Renaissance style, in the Chateau de Loches, built from 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou, aerial view, at the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Logis Royal and the keep. It is listed as a historic monument. On the right is the Tour Saint-Antoine, a fortified Renaissance belfry built 1529-75. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des Graffitis, with frieze carved by prisoners incarcerated here when it was a prison 15th century - 1926, in the Tour Neuve or Tour Louis XI, built 15th century, in the Chateau de Loches, in the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Renaissance Logis Royal built 14th and 16th century, and the keep, built 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Logis Royal, built 14th and 16th century in Renaissance style, in the Chateau de Loches, built from 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou, aerial view, at the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Logis Royal and the keep. It is listed as a historic monument. On the right is the Tour Saint-Antoine, a fortified Renaissance belfry built 1529-75. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep, built 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou, and ramparts of the Chateau de Loches, aerial view, at the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The 4-storey keep is 23m high with walls 2.8m thick. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Renaissance Logis Royal, built 14th and 16th century, and the keep. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Agnes Sorel Tower, a watchtower built 13th century under Charles VI, and the 14th century section of the Logis Royal, in the Chateau de Loches, built from 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou, at the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Logis Royal and the keep. It is listed as a historic monument. 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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
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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
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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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  • 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
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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
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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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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
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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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  • Bust of Leonardo da Vinci, 1868, marking the place in the old church where he was buried, outside the Chapelle Saint-Hubert, built 1491-96 in Flamboyant Gothic style, 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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  • Bust of Leonardo da Vinci, 1868, marking the place in the old church where he was buried, outside the Chapelle Saint-Hubert, built 1491-96 in Flamboyant Gothic style, 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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  • West gallery of the main Grand-Moutier Cloister at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cloister, built to house virgin nuns, was originally Romanesque but was rebuilt in the 16th century. Renee de Bourbon renovated the south gallery in Gothic style in 1519, then Louise de Bourbon rebuilt the 3 other galleries in classical style 1530-60. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a 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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  • Chevet of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The chevet is a radiating apse on the Eastern side of the Romanesque abbey church, built 1105-60. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The order was dissolved during the French Revolution and the building subsequently used as a prison. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chevet of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The chevet is a radiating apse on the Eastern side of the Romanesque abbey church, built 1105-60. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The order was dissolved during the French Revolution and the building subsequently used as a prison. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chambre du Potager, or kitchen garden bedroom, which it overlooks, with floral fabric, 18th century parquet floor and adjoining dressing area and bathroom, restored in 2019, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Cabinet de travail, or study, with Empire style desk and red silk furniture, used by Joachim Carvallo, on the ground floor of the keep, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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 Villandry and Renaissance gardens, restored 1908-18 by Joachim Carvallo, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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 Villandry and Renaissance gardens, restored 1908-18 by Joachim Carvallo, aerial view, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Audience of his excellency the count of Castellane at the home of sultan Mahmud I of the Ottoman empire, oil painting on canvas, 1742, by the studio of Jean-Baptiste van Mour, French School, in the collection of the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The scene takes place in an audience chamber with ushers welcoming the retinue, dressed in fur-lined coats. The chateau 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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  • Kiss of Judas, detail, oil painting on wood, 16th century, by Lorenzo de Avila, 1492-1570, in the collection of the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Mudejar ceiling, detail, 15th century, recovered during the demolition in 1905 of the Palace of the Dukes of Maqueda in Toledo, in the Salon Oriental or Eastern Lounge, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Library, housing the collections of Joachim Carvallo and his wife Ann Coleman, owners of Villandry from 1906, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Bedroom of prince Jerome, younger brother of Napoleon who owned Villandry under the First Empire, with red silk walls and curtains, mahogany furniture and parquet floor, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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 Villandry entrance facade, engraving by Boivin, in the collection of the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Salon or living room, with grand piano, 18th century wood panelling and 18th century furniture covered in silk from Touraine, on the ground floor of the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Salon or living room, with grand piano, 18th century wood panelling and 18th century furniture covered in silk from Touraine, on the ground floor of the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Library, housing the collections of Joachim Carvallo and his wife Ann Coleman, owners of Villandry from 1906, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Kitchen gardens with summer foliage in the Renaissance gardens, restored 1908-18 by Joachim Carvallo, at the Chateau de Villandry, aerial view, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Kitchen gardens with summer foliage in the Renaissance gardens, restored 1908-18 by Joachim Carvallo, at the Chateau de Villandry, aerial view, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Orangerie, built 18th century, Chateau de Villandry and Renaissance gardens, restored 1908-18 by Joachim Carvallo, aerial view, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Renaissance gardens, restored 1908-18 by Joachim Carvallo, at the Chateau de Villandry, aerial view, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Portrait of Rene Choppin, 1537-1606, sieur d'Arnouville, lawyer, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by French School, in the collection of the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Second audience of his excellency the count of Castellane, 21st October 1742, painting, by studio of Jean-Baptiste van Mour, French School, in the collection of the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Portrait of Georges Cadoural, 1771-1804, general, oil painting on canvas, 19th century, by French School, in the collection of the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Portrait of king Charles II of Spain, 1660-1700, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, in the collection of the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Staircase and first floor corridor leading to the bedroom of prince Jerome, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Chambre des douves or Moat bedroom, belonging to Ann Coleman, wife of Joachim Carvallo who owned Villandry from 1906, with green woodwork and family portraits, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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 a manger or dining room, 18th century, with pink wood panelling, fountain and marble floor, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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 a manger or dining room, 18th century, with pink wood panelling, fountain and marble floor, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Painting gallery, displaying the collection of Spanish 17th century art of Joachim Carvallo and his wife Ann Coleman, owners of Villandry from 1906, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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 a manger or dining room, 18th century, with pink wood panelling, fountain and marble floor, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Kitchen gardens with summer foliage in the Renaissance gardens, restored 1908-18 by Joachim Carvallo, at the Chateau de Villandry, aerial view, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Kitchen garden with summer foliage in the Renaissance gardens, restored 1908-18 by Joachim Carvallo, at the Chateau de Villandry, aerial view, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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 Villandry and Renaissance gardens, restored 1908-18 by Joachim Carvallo, aerial view, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Chambre du Potager, or kitchen garden bedroom, which it overlooks, with floral fabric, 18th century parquet floor and adjoining dressing area and bathroom, restored in 2019, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Mudejar ceiling, 15th century, recovered during the demolition in 1905 of the Palace of the Dukes of Maqueda in Toledo, in the Salon Oriental or Eastern Lounge, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Kitchen gardens with summer foliage in the Renaissance gardens, restored 1908-18 by Joachim Carvallo, at the Chateau de Villandry, aerial view, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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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  • Kitchen gardens with summer foliage in the Renaissance gardens, restored 1908-18 by Joachim Carvallo, at the Chateau de Villandry, aerial view, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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 Villandry and moat, built 16th - 18th century in Renaissance and Louis XV style, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau 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 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 Breze, Renaissance chateau, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The chateau was originally built in 1060 and although the current building has a medieval drawbridge and basement, it is mainly Renaissance in style, having been remodelled in the 16th and 19th centuries. It is a small, dry-moated castle located near Saumur and is surrounded by 30 hectares of vineyards, seen here in the foreground. It is a listed monument historique and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftops of Loches and the Tour Saint-Antoine, a fortified Renaissance belfry built 1529-75, originally part of the Eglise Saint-Antoine, seen from the logis royal of the Chateau de Loches, in the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, royal lodge and keep, at Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. It was built in the 9th century and the keep in 1013 by Foulques Nerra, Count of Anjou, then added to until 16th century. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statuette of St Agnes, Flemish, oak, 16th century, by unknown sculptor, in the Chateau de Loches, in the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Renaissance Logis Royal built 14th and 16th century, and the keep, built 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Agnes Sorel, 1422-50, mistress of Charles VII, with bared breast, detail, oil painting on canvas, 20th century, by unknown artist, after an original by Francois Clouet, 1510-72, in the Chateau de Loches, in the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Renaissance Logis Royal built 14th and 16th century, and the keep, built 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontevraud Abbey, aerial view, at Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. In the foreground is the infirmary, with the Romanesque abbey church behind. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The order was dissolved during the French Revolution and the building subsequently used as a prison. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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