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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.
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 châteaux of the Loire Valley (French: châteaux de la Loire) are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France. [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 ...
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 ...
Sunset on the Loire River from the Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art. The Loire Valley (French: Vallée de la Loire, pronounced [vale də la lwaʁ]), spanning 280 kilometres (170 mi), [1] is a valley located in the middle stretch of the Loire river in central France, in both the administrative regions Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire.