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Château de Chenonceau: View of the keep or donjon, the ‘Tour des Marques’
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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cieOf the medieval building, only the keep on the right bank of the Cher, the ‘Tour des Marques’, survives, with 16th-century alterations.
Built by Thomas Bohier 1515-1522. In 1560 Catherine de’ Medici, Queen of France, compelled her husband’s mistress Diane de Poitiers to surrender the Château of Chenonceau (Indre-et-Loire) to her. The gallery on the bridge spanning the Cher at the château (1576-1577), was part of Bullant’s scheme to add to the château’s sense of scale by creating dramatic axial approaches.
Built by Thomas Bohier 1515-1522. In 1560 Catherine de’ Medici, Queen of France, compelled her husband’s mistress Diane de Poitiers to surrender the Château of Chenonceau (Indre-et-Loire) to her. The gallery on the bridge spanning the Cher at the château (1576-1577), was part of Bullant’s scheme to add to the château’s sense of scale by creating dramatic axial approaches.
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Château de ChenonceauxDate Created
1910-01-01Date Modified
2017-06-30Spatial Coverage
+47.325+1.0706 Chenonceaux, Centre, France: Indre-et-Loire department, on the Cher river ChenonceauxTemporal Coverage
before or circa 1910Cultural Context
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