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Château de Blois: End block of the Louis XII wing, with chapel of St Calais behind

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
Only the three bays of the choir of the chapel remain.

In its present form it consists mainly of buildings undertaken in the 16th century by Louis XII and Francis I and in the 17th century by Gaston d'Orléans (1608-1660), brother of Louis XIII. The twin-aisled, arcaded Great Hall (or Salle des Etats-Généraux) built by Theobald VI (reigned 1205-1218) survives from the Gothic phase. The most impressive part of the château is the north-west wing (1515-1524), built against the medieval ramparts for Francis I. François Mansart was employed to rebuild the south-west wing (1635-1639).

History

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

+47.585501+1.33095|Blois|Blois, Centre, France: Loir-et-Cher department

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Renaissance', 'Gothic (Medieval)']

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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