Chambord castle

2013-07-27
Keep

Keep

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Chapel wing

Chapel wing

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Royal wing

Royal wing

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Count of Chambord

Count of Chambord

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IMG_8414-IMG_8416 As soon as he acceded to the throne in 1515, French king Francis I set out to reconquer the Italian province of Milan, which his predecessor Louis XII had lost....
As soon as he acceded to the throne in 1515, French king Francis I set out to reconquer the Italian province of Milan, which his predecessor Louis XII had lost.…
IMG_8587 Chambord was intended as a hunting lodge but its architecture makes it an extravagant castle since it is 156m long and 56m tall with 77 staircases, 282...
Chambord was intended as a hunting lodge but its architecture makes it an extravagant castle since it is 156m long and 56m tall with 77 staircases, 282…
IMG_8411 Francis I reigned for 32 years; during which he spent only 72 days at Chambord. He never saw his project completed for on his death in 1547 only the keep and...
Francis I reigned for 32 years; during which he spent only 72 days at Chambord. He never saw his project completed for on his death in 1547 only the keep and…
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IMG_8486 Terrace.
Terrace.

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