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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF LANGEAIS : HALL OF THE PREUX. ALL DRESSED IN RED AND ADORNED WITH A HERRINGBONE ARCH WITH OAK WARHEADS, IT TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE SEQUEL OF THE NINE PRINCES, A UNIQUE SET IN FRANCE OF SEVEN TAPESTRIES (IT LACKS THOSE OF JUDAS MACCHABEE AND CHARLEMAGNE) MADE AND WOVEN BETWEEN 1520 AND 1540 IN AUBUSSON AND FELLETIN (CREUSE). THE NINE PRINCES ARE HECTOR, ALEXANDER, CAESAR, JOSHUA, JUDAS MACCABE, DAVID, CHARLEMAGNE, KING ARTHUR AND GODEFROY DE BOUILLON. IN THE SIXTEENTH, THE "NINE PRIESTS" ARE A HOT TOPIC. TODAY, WE FIND THEM IN PLAYING CARDS, WITH THE SQUARE OF KINGS (ALEXANDER, DAVID, CAESAR, CHARLEMAGNE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

INDRE ET LOIRE (37) CHATEAU DE LANGEAIS. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, IN THE RISING SUN. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE LEFT, THE OLDEST KEEP IN FRANCE, BUILT BY FOULQUES NERRA, COUNT OF ANJOU, IN 994. COMMISSIONED BY KING LOUIS XI IN 1465, ITS ARCHITECTURE REPRESENTS A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE: ON ONE SIDE, AN IMPRESSIVE FORTIFIED FACADE, WITH ITS LARGE TOWERS, COVERED WALKWAY AND DRAWBRIDGE. ON THE OTHER, A COURTYARD FACADE WITH NUMEROUS SCULPTED WINDOWS OPENING ONTO THE GARDENS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF LANGEAIS : CABINET OF SACRED ART, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF RELIGIOUS ART FROM THE EARLY SIXTEENTH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF LANGEAIS : CABINET OF SACRED ART, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF RELIGIOUS ART FROM THE EARLY SIXTEENTH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

INDRE ET LOIRE (37) CHATEAU DE LANGEAIS. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, IN THE RISING SUN. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE LEFT, THE OLDEST KEEP IN FRANCE, BUILT BY FOULQUES NERRA, COUNT OF ANJOU, IN 994. COMMISSIONED BY KING LOUIS XI IN 1465, ITS ARCHITECTURE REPRESENTS A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE: ON ONE SIDE, AN IMPRESSIVE FORTIFIED FACADE, WITH ITS LARGE TOWERS, COVERED WALKWAY AND DRAWBRIDGE. ON THE OTHER, A COURTYARD FACADE WITH NUMEROUS SCULPTED WINDOWS OPENING ONTO THE GARDENS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

INDRE ET LOIRE (37) CHATEAU DE LANGEAIS. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, IN THE RISING SUN. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE LEFT, THE OLDEST KEEP IN FRANCE, BUILT BY FOULQUES NERRA, COUNT OF ANJOU, IN 994. COMMISSIONED BY KING LOUIS XI IN 1465, ITS ARCHITECTURE REPRESENTS A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE: ON ONE SIDE, AN IMPRESSIVE FORTIFIED FACADE, WITH ITS LARGE TOWERS, COVERED WALKWAY AND DRAWBRIDGE. ON THE OTHER, A COURTYARD FACADE WITH NUMEROUS SCULPTED WINDOWS OPENING ONTO THE GARDENS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE

NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE [FR 2007] aka DON'T TOUCH THE AXE Guillaume Depardieu as Armand de Montriveau (foreground) and Jeanne Balibar as Antoinette de Langeais (background). NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE Date: 2007

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NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE

NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE [FR 2007] aka DON'T TOUCH THE AXE Jeanne Balibar as Antoinette de Langeais (left) and Guillaume Depardieu as Armand de Montriveau (right). NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE Date: 2007

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NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE

NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE [FR 2007] aka DON'T TOUCH THE AXE Guillaume Depardieu as Armand de Montriveau (left) and Jeanne Balibar as Antoinette de Langeais (right). NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE Date: 2007

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NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE

NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE [FR 2007] aka DON'T TOUCH THE AXE Jeanne Balibar as Antoinette de Langeais (left) and Guillaume Depardieu as Armand de Montriveau (right). NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE Date: 2007

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NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE

NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE [FR 2007] aka DON'T TOUCH THE AXE Jeanne Balibar as Antoinette de Langeais (left) and Guillaume Depardieu as Armand de Montriveau (right). NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE Date: 2007

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NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE

NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE [FR 2007] aka DON'T TOUCH THE AXE Jeanne Balibar as Antoinette de Langeais (left) and Guillaume Depardieu as Armand de Montriveau (right). NE TOUCHEZ PAS LA HACHE Date: 2007