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July 30th, 2010
Chambord 410034 41250
Loir-et-Cher Centre
47.613 1.520 80 m

Double staircase, Chambord

One view.
Other view.

The famous staircase in double helix of the château de Chambord 16th 17th 18th 19th centuries, and vaults with boxes of the second floor decorated with "F" and with salamanders, SALAMANDRE which is the royal emblem of king of France François Ier.
The staircase would have been inspired by the study of a staircase in four revolutions by léonard de Vinci.

It is FRANÇOIS Ier, 1494-1547, king builder, which launched in 1519 the construction of the château de Chambord, which ended in 1690 under the reign of king of France Louis XIV. This castle was built in place of a ancient fortress of the Comtes de Blois.

The château de Chambord, the vastest of châteaux de la Loire, is in a 5433 hectares park which extends over the municipalities of Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire, Muides-sur-Loire, Thoury, Maslives, Neuvy, Tour-en-Sologne, Huisseau-sur-Cosson. The castle and its park were intended for the hunting. The castle is situated on a curve of river Cosson, small tributary of Beuvron, tributary of the Loire.

A Virtual visite of the château de Chambord.
Another virtual visit of the château de Chambord.

CHAMBORD is a French commune, located in the departement of Loir-et-Cher in the Centre region, populated by 167 Chambordiens in 2007, spread across 54.4 km², or 3.1 inhabitants per km².

The territory of the municipality of Chambord is crossed by Cosson river.

My images of Chambord.
My images of the Loire river valley.

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