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Chambord is the largest château in the Loire Valley; it was built to serve as a hunting lodge for Francis I, who maintained his royal residences at the Château de Blois and Amboise. The original design of the château is attributed to the Tuscan architect Domenico da Cortona ; Leonardo da Vinci may have also influenced the design.
Château de Blois Château de Chambord Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire Château de Selles-sur-Cher. Château de Beauregard in Cellettes; Château de Blois in Blois; Château du Breuil in Cheverny; Château de Chambord in Chambord; Château de Chaslay in Montoire-sur-le-Loir; Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire in Chaumont-sur-Loire; Château de ...
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 Chambord was the summit of the early French Renaissance style, a harmonious combination of French tradition and Italian innovation. François I conceived the idea of a comfortable hunting lodge in the forest. Work began in 1519, but was interrupted by the capture of the King by the Spanish-Imperial army at the Battle of Pavia in ...
This list of châteaux in France is arranged by region. The French word château (French pronunciation:; plural: châteaux) has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English.
Château de Bellevue; Château de Cayx; Château de Chambord; Château de Compiègne; Château de Folembray; Château de la Muette; Château de Madrid; Château de Meudon; Château de Neuilly; Château de Randan; Château de Tours; Château-Neuf de Saint-Germain-en-Laye; Château de Chenonceau; Château de Chinon; Château de Choisy ...
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Château de Chambord, a French château built in the 16th century; Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, the French commune where the château is located; Chambord, Eure, a commune in the Eure département of France; Chambord, Quebec, in Canada; Henri, Count of Chambord, a pretender to the French crown from the House of Bourbon; Simca Vedette Chambord, a ...