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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHEVERNY : THE KING'S ROOM, WHICH WAS RESERVED FOR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. ABOVE, A SO-CALLED "ITALIAN-STYLE" COFFERED CEILING, WHICH REPRESENTS THE MYTHOLOGICAL HISTORY OF PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA. ON THE PANELING, 30 SCENES OF THE THWARTED LOVE OF THEAGENE AND CHARICLEE. ALL AROUND, A COLLECTION OF TAPESTRIES ILLUSTRATE THE JOURNEY OF ULYSSES, HERO OF THE ODYSSEY. THE CANOPY BED IS COVERED WITH 16TH CENTURY PERSIAN EMBROIDERY. IT SERVED TO HENRY IV DURING A PASSAGE IN THE OLD 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 CHEVERNY : THE ARMS ROOM, THE BIGGEST ROOM OF THE CASTLE. THE COLLECTIONS OF WEAPONS AND ARMOR DATE BACK TO THE 15TH, 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES. IN THE BACKGROUND, A GOBELINS TAPESTRY OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY REPRESENTS "THE ABDUCTION OF THE BEAUTIFUL HELEN". Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHEVERNY : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH. ON BACKGROUND, THE APPRENTICE GARDEN AND THE ORANGERY. THE CASTLE OF CHEVERNY INSPIRED THE CASTLE OF MOULINSART, FAMOUS HOME OF THE CAPTAIN HADOCK, BEST FRIEND OF TINTIN. ALTHOUGH REDUCED BY ITS TWO LATERAL TOWERS, THE SIMILARITIES ARE STRIKING: HERGE WAS INSPIRED BY THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CASTLE, BUT ALSO FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING AND ITS GARDENS Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHEVERNY : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH. ON BACKGROUND, THE APPRENTICE GARDEN AND THE ORANGERY. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE VILLAGE OF CHEVERNY. THE CASTLE OF CHEVERNY INSPIRED THE CASTLE OF MOULINSART, FAMOUS HOME OF THE CAPTAIN HADOCK, BEST FRIEND OF TINTIN. ALTHOUGH REDUCED BY ITS TWO LATERAL TOWERS, THE SIMILARITIES ARE STRIKING: HERGE WAS INSPIRED BY THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CASTLE, BUT ALSO FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING AND ITS GARDENS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHEVERNY : THE SOUTH FACADE IS IN BOURRE STONE, A STONE THAT COMES FROM THE BED OF CHER, WHICH IS MORE RESISTANT THAN THE TUFFEAU STONE OF THE LOIRE, AND HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF WHITEWASH OVER TIME. IT IS DECORATED WITH BUSTS OF ROMAN EMPERORS CARVED "IN THE ANTIQUE", IN VOGUE SINCE THE RENAISSANCE. 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 CHEVERNY : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH. ON BACKGROUND, THE APPRENTICE GARDEN AND THE ORANGERY. THE CASTLE OF CHEVERNY INSPIRED THE CASTLE OF MOULINSART, FAMOUS HOME OF THE CAPTAIN HADOCK, BEST FRIEND OF TINTIN. ALTHOUGH REDUCED BY ITS TWO LATERAL TOWERS, THE SIMILARITIES ARE STRIKING: HERGE WAS INSPIRED BY THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CASTLE, BUT ALSO FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING AND ITS GARDENS Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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