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The double-spiral staircase. One of the architectural highlights is the spectacular open double-spiral staircase that is the centrepiece of the château. [1] The two spirals ascend the three floors without ever meeting, illuminated from above by a sort of light house at the highest point of the château.
Remember the medieval-style castle complete with a moat and drawbridge that went up for sale in Oakland Township back in 2022? Well, it's still for sale. And the price recently dropped by $200,000.
Pages in category "Double spiral staircases" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Château de Chambord; Church of St Editha, Tamworth;
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
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 .
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A double stairway on the exterior at the main entrance replaced the traditional winding stairway within a tower. The facade was largely vertical, but was divided by horizontal cordons or bands of decoration following the style of palaces in Florence and Rome. This symmetrical balance of horizontal and vertical lines became a prominent feature ...
The castle, located in Great Barrington, Mass., has hit the market for a kingly $8.995 million. (Think that's expensive? (Think that's expensive? It initially hit the market for $15 million in 2007.)