Chambord
a very grand façade
Constructed for King François I in the early years of the Sixteenth Century, this chateau features 440 rooms, 282 fireplaces, and 84 staircases. In the center hall is a grand double-helix open staircase spanning three floors. The château also features 128 meters of façade, more than 800 sculpted columns and an elaborately decorated roof. When François I commissioned the construction of Chambord, he wanted it to look like the skyline of Constantinople.
In 1939, shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the art collections of the Louvre and Compiègne museums were stored at the Château de Chambord.
This is my contribution to the City Daily Photo Theme Day - façade
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Château de Chambord
Chambord, France
(an easy day trip out of Paris to the Loire Valley)
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