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Today, Chambord is a major tourist attraction, and in 2007 around 700,000 people visited the château. [23] After unusually heavy rainfall, Chambord was closed to the public from 1 to 6 June 2016. The River Cosson, a tributary of the Loire, flooded its banks and the château's moat. Drone photography documented some of the peak flooding. [28]
Chambord (/ ʃ ɒ̃ ˈ b ɔː r /, US also / ʃ æ m ˈ b ɔː r d /, [citation needed] French: [ʃɑ̃bɔʁ]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, region of Centre-Val de Loire. [3] It is best known for its Château de Chambord , part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site .
The Château de Chenonceau (French: [ʃɑto də ʃənɔ̃so]) is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. [1]
The visual appeal of tuffeau is amply evident at the celebrated Chateau de Chambord Numerous buildings in the Loire Valley, from the most modest to the most grandiose, were built from blocks of tuffeau stone, including the Château de Beaulieu near Saumur , the Château d'Ussé and the Château de la Motte d'Usseau, and many worker's cottages ...
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