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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : MOLIERE THEATER. PORTRAIT OF MOLIERE AFTER HOUDON. THE PARTIES OF LOUIS XIV IN CHAMBORD ALTERNATE BETWEEN COMEDY AND APARTMENT ENTERTAINMENT. A THEATER IS THUS CREATED IN THIS ROOM, FROM THE FIRST STAYS OF THE KING. THE STAGE OCCUPIES HALF OF THE SPACE, WHILE TIERS FOR COURTIERS AND ROYAL FAMILY SEATS SHARE THE OTHER PART. IN OCTOBER 1669, MOLIERE AND LULLY PRESENT A COMEDY-BALLET, "MONSIEUR DE POURCEAUGNAC". THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THEY PLAY FOR LOUIS XIV THE NEW COMEDY "LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME", WHICH PARODIES THE RECENT OFFICIAL VISIT TO FRANCE OF A TURKISH DELEGATION. THE KING DECLARES: "MOLIERE, YOU HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING YET THAT HAS ENTERTAINED ME MORE AND YOUR PIECE IS EXCELLENT". THE THEATER IS DISASSEMBLED AROUND 1745. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD - FRANCOIS 1ER'S APARTMENTS : FRANCOIS 1ER SCULPTED PORTRAIT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : PORTRAIT OF FRANCIS I (1494 - 1547) BY JEAN CLOUET IN 1525. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST, AT SUNSET. WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD - WEST TERRACE : CARVED DETAIL OF A LANTERN TOP. THE YARD SPENT MOST OF ITS TIME ON THE TERRACES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : HOUSE OF THE QUEEN CALLED BLUE ROOM. INITIALLY A ROOM OF FRANCOIS 1ER, THIS ROOM BECOMES IN THE 17TH CENTURY THE ROOM OF QUEEN ANNE OF AUSTRIA, WIFE OF LOUIS XIII AND MOTHER OF LOUIS XIV, THEN QUEEN MARIE THERESE OF AUSTRIA, FIRST WIFE OF LOUIS XIV. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD - PARADE APARTMENT : PARADE ROOM. CREATED AT THE REQUEST OF LOUIS XIV IN 1680, THIS APARTMENT THAT CONNECTS TWO LOGIS PROFOUNDLY CHANGES THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE KEEP. THE PARADE APARTMENT OPERATES ACCORDING TO THE LABEL OF THE COURT OF FRANCE: COURTIERS ONLY ACCESS THE KING'S ROOM AFTER PASSING THROUGH SEVERAL ANTECHAMBERS AND PROVIDED THAT THEIR RANK ALLOWS IT. THE ROOM IS USED AS A SETTING FOR THE KING'S CEREMONIES OF RISING AND SETTING, ATTENDED BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AND HIGH DIGNITARIES OF THE COURT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : HUNTING HALLS. ITS DECOR IS REMINISCENT OF THE HIGH HUNTING TRADITION OF THE CHAMBORD ESTATE, WHICH FRANCOIS 1ST HAD ERECTED AS "ROYAL HARBOR MASTER" IN 1547. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : TRONE ROOM OF CHAMBORD. THE ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP THIS ROOM WERE KEPT IN THE CASTLE'S RESERVES AND WERE PUT BACK IN PLACE IN 2013 ACCORDING TO THE OLD PHOTOGRAPHS. THE THRONE OF COUNT CLAUDE HENRY DE CHAMBORD IS GILDED WOOD AND VELVET EMBROIDERED WITH GOLD THREADS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD - WEST TERRACE : DETAIL OF THE CENTRAL LANTERN. THE ROYAL SYMBOLS ARE LEGIONS: INITIALS OF FRANCOIS 1ST, CROWNED SALAMANDER, EMANATED CANDELABRA, FLEURS DE LYS, ETC. THE YARD SPENT MOST OF ITS TIME ON THE TERRACES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : IN THE RENAISSANCE GALLERY OF THE FIRST FLOOR, CARVED PORTRAIT OF KING FRANCIS I (1494 - 1547). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST, AT SUNRISE. ON FOREGROUND, THE COSSON RIVER AND THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CASTLE OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : THE LARGE STAIRCASE WITH DOUBLE REVOLUTION (OR "DOUBLE HELIX"), WHICH ONE PROBABLY OWES TO LEONARDO DA VINCI, IS EXTENDED IN A SINGLE PROPELLER (PHOTO) SURROUNDED BY A GLASS ROOF BATHED IN LIGHT. THE ASCENT CONTINUES IN THE FORM OF A CENTRAL COLUMN WHICH GIVES ACCESS TO THE LANTERN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : PORTRAIT OF FRANCOIS 1ST (1494 - 1547) AROUND 1527 BY JEAN CLOUET. ORIGINAL PAINTING AT THE LOUVRE MUSEUM IN PARIS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. IN THE FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT, THE COSSON RIVER. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, THE LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (THE LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD - PARADE APARTMENT : PARADE ROOM. CREATED AT THE REQUEST OF LOUIS XIV IN 1680, THIS APARTMENT THAT CONNECTS TWO LOGIS PROFOUNDLY CHANGES THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE KEEP. THE PARADE APARTMENT OPERATES ACCORDING TO THE LABEL OF THE COURT OF FRANCE: COURTIERS ONLY ACCESS THE KING'S ROOM AFTER PASSING THROUGH SEVERAL ANTECHAMBERS AND PROVIDED THAT THEIR RANK ALLOWS IT. THE ROOM IS USED AS A SETTING FOR THE KING'S CEREMONIES OF RISING AND SETTING, ATTENDED BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AND HIGH DIGNITARIES OF THE COURT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : : ROYAL ORATORY. THIS VAULTED ROOM, WHERE ONLY THE ICONIC DECOR OF FRANCOIS 1ER IS NEEDED, IS ABUNDANTLY LIT. WITHOUT A CHIMNEY, IT IS RESERVED FOR THE PRIVATE MEDITATION OF THE SOVEREIGN AND IS INITIALLY ACCESSIBLE BY A SINGLE DOOR, OPENED ON THE GALLERY. ADDED BY FRANCOIS 1ST AFTER THE FINALIZATION OF THE INITIAL PLAN, THE ORATORY CREATES THE ONLY DYSSYMMETRY ON THE LARGE FACADE OF THE CASTLE, SINCE THERE IS NO SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION ON THE SIDE OF THE WING OF THE CHAPEL (WEST WING). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : LIVING ROOM OF THE APARTMENT OF CHARLES V (XVITH CENTURY). IN 1539, FRANCIS I RECEIVED HIS GREAT RIVAL, THE EMPEROR CHARLES V (PHOTO). FOR THIS EVENT, ALL THE SPLENDOR AVAILABLE IS DEPLOYED TO IMPRESS THE ROYAL GUEST (IT SEEMS ON THIS OCCASION OF THIS STAY THAT THE LANTERNS OF THE TOWERS WERE GILDED). FRANCIS I LODGES THE EMPEROR IN THIS HOUSE, WHOSE WALLS ARE COVERED WITH EMBROIDERED BLACK VELVET. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : THE LARGE STAIRCASE WITH DOUBLE REVOLUTION (OR "DOUBLE HELIX"), WHICH ONE PROBABLY OWES TO LEONARDO DA VINCI, IS EXTENDED IN A SINGLE PROPELLER (PHOTO) SURROUNDED BY A GLASS ROOF BATHED IN LIGHT. THE ASCENT CONTINUES IN THE FORM OF A CENTRAL COLUMN WHICH GIVES ACCESS TO THE LANTERN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : THE LARGE STAIRCASE WITH DOUBLE REVOLUTION (OR "DOUBLE HELIX"), WHICH ONE PROBABLY OWES TO LEONARDO DA VINCI, INCLUDES 2 RAMPS SUPERIMPOSED IN A HELIX ONE ABOVE THE OTHER ALLOWING, THANKS TO A HOLLOW CORE PIERCED WITH OPENINGS, TO A PERSON WHO DESCENDS NOT TO MEET THE ONE WHO GOES UP. PLACED IN THE CENTER OF THE DUNGEON, A REVOLUTIONARY DESIGN FOR THE TIME, IT SERVES THE TWO FLOORS, THE TERRACE, AND DISTRIBUTES THE ROOMS IN SYMMETRY. THIS PLAN IS INSPIRED BY THE TUSCAN VILLAS, NAMELY A CROSS VESTIBULE SERVED BY A CENTRAL STAIRCASE. NEARLY TWO HUNDRED CARVED CAPITALS ADORN THE PILASTERS OF THE STAIRCASE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. LOIR-ET-CHER (41) CHATEAU DE CHAMBORD. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, THE LARGEST ENCLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF ENCLOSED WALLS. WITH ITS 156 M FACADE, 77 STAIRCASES, 282 FIREPLACES AND 426 ROOMS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU IN THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : THE LARGE STAIRCASE WITH DOUBLE REVOLUTION (OR "DOUBLE HELIX"), WHICH ONE PROBABLY OWES TO LEONARDO DA VINCI, INCLUDES 2 RAMPS SUPERIMPOSED IN A HELIX ONE ABOVE THE OTHER ALLOWING, THANKS TO A HOLLOW CORE PIERCED WITH OPENINGS (PHOTO), TO A PERSON WHO DESCENDS NOT TO MEET THE ONE WHO GOES UP. PLACED IN THE CENTER OF THE DUNGEON, A REVOLUTIONARY DESIGN FOR THE TIME, IT SERVES THE TWO FLOORS, THE TERRACE, AND DISTRIBUTES THE ROOMS IN SYMMETRY. THIS PLAN IS INSPIRED BY THE TUSCAN VILLAS, NAMELY A CROSS VESTIBULE SERVED BY A CENTRAL STAIRCASE. NEARLY TWO HUNDRED CARVED CAPITALS ADORN THE PILASTERS OF THE STAIRCASE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD - APPARTEMENT DE PARADE : SECONDE ANTICHAMBRE. CREE A LA DEMANDE DE LOUIS XIV EN 1680, CET APPARTEMENT QUI RELIE DEUX LOGIS MODIFIE PROFONDEMENT L'ARCHITECTURE D'ORIGINE DU 1ER ETAGE DU DONJON. L'APPARTEMENT DE PARADE FONCTIONNE SELON L'ETIQUETTE DE LA COUR DE FRANCE : LES COURTISANS N'ACCEDE A LA CHAMBRE DU ROI QU'APRES AVOIR TRAVERSE SUCCESSIVEMENT PLUSIEURS ANTICHAMBRES ET A CONDITION QUE LEUR RANG L'Y AUTORISE. LA CHAMBRE SERT DE CADRE AUX CEREMONIES DE LEVER ET DE COUCHER DU ROI, AUQUEL ASSISTENT QUELQUES MEMBRES DE LA FAMILLE ROYALE ET HAUTS DIGNITAIRES DE LA COUR. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST AT SUNRISE. ON FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT AND RIGHT, THE COSSON RIVER. ON BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. IN THE FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT, THE COSSON RIVER. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, THE LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (THE LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT AND RIGHT, THE COSSON RIVER. ON BACKGROUND, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD AND THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. LOIR-ET-CHER (41) CHATEAU DE CHAMBORD. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, THE LARGEST ENCLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF ENCLOSED WALLS. WITH ITS 156 M FACADE, 77 STAIRCASES, 282 FIREPLACES AND 426 ROOMS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU IN THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD - WEST TERRACE : DETAIL OF THE CENTRAL LANTERN. THE ROYAL SYMBOLS ARE LEGIONS: INITIALS OF FRANCOIS 1ST, CROWNED SALAMANDER, EMANATED CANDELABRA, FLEURS DE LYS, ETC. THE YARD SPENT MOST OF ITS TIME ON THE TERRACES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : FROM THE NORTH TERRACE, PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE FRENCH GARDENS, WHOSE RESTORATION WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL 2018. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHWESTT AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT AND RIGHT, THE COSSON RIVER. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. ON BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST, AT SUNSET. WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST AT SUNRISE. ON FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT AND RIGHT, THE COSSON RIVER. ON BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST, AT SUNRISE. ON FOREGROUND, THE COSSON RIVER AND THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CASTLE OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE, LOIR-ET-CHER (41), CHAMBORD (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE), ROYAL CASTLE OF THE RENAISSANCE, (AERIAL VIEW) Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE, LOIR-ET-CHER (41), CHAMBORD (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE), ROYAL CASTLE OF THE RENAISSANCE, (AERIAL VIEW) Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France: Storm Caetano Brings Snow To Centre-Val De Loire, Northern Region On Alert

Storm Caetano swept through Centre-Val de Loire in northern France on Thursday, November 21, bringing snowfall to the region. Météo France issued an orange alert for snow for much of northern France.

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FRANCE-LOIRE VALLEY-CASTLE

(240430) -- ORLEANS, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 28, 2024 shows the view of Chambord Castle in Loire Valley, France. The chateaux of the Loire Valley are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orleans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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FRANCE-LOIRE VALLEY-CASTLE

(240430) -- ORLEANS, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Chambord Castle is seen in Loire Valley, France, April 28, 2024. The chateaux of the Loire Valley are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orleans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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FRANCE-LOIRE VALLEY-CASTLE

(240430) -- ORLEANS, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Chambord Castle in Loire Valley, France, April 28, 2024. The chateaux of the Loire Valley are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orleans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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Heritagel roses in the collections of the Dendrological Gardens in Pruhonice

The flower of the forgotten variety of Damasc rose 'Comte de Chambord' from the mid-19th century, Czech Republic on 28th May 2018 (CTK Photo Kiesenbauer Zdenek)