un Jardin -- Château de Chenonceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qNibs8DzP86LyIlPgRVrMtQbcOAQ_NtqBvu0YQ5x5MhvWwLpEWAZh8t7nb1491vh3IRgCnI3o1X5e-FVp12gpsfeki0oOt__ftpQTFxWetIdmjP29FZFe22XeUV8MVY5HOqsmZjd_U0/s1600/2010+June+17+DSC_0405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qNibs8DzP86LyIlPgRVrMtQbcOAQ_NtqBvu0YQ5x5MhvWwLpEWAZh8t7nb1491vh3IRgCnI3o1X5e-FVp12gpsfeki0oOt__ftpQTFxWetIdmjP29FZFe22XeUV8MVY5HOqsmZjd_U0/s1600/2010+June+17+DSC_0405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chenonceau<br /><br /><br />At the edge of the Cher river,<br />this Chenonceau formal garden<br />offers a carpet of flowers punctuated with<br />urns and shrubs.<br /><br /><br />The castle grounds are a maze of<br />beautifully orchestrated plans<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Château de Chenonceau</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>37150, Chenonceau</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div></div>

un Jardin -- Château de Chenonceau

Chenonceau At the edge of the Cher river, this Chenonceau formal garden offers a carpet of flowers punctuated with urns and shrubs. The cast...

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Une Allée d'Arbres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QO03Ag5aespZSOBeYbESn_FEiknLHlWVg_KPUkYHW42XrseaO0AgczztvqT0VGDnggX2jW0hG-vnViZ_0JNTo4j4wEb2Imu_BsNf1zU15NCa_bFQjxjaG3LsBme72EkSp-eKq3obeaw/s1600/2010+June+16+DSC_0419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QO03Ag5aespZSOBeYbESn_FEiknLHlWVg_KPUkYHW42XrseaO0AgczztvqT0VGDnggX2jW0hG-vnViZ_0JNTo4j4wEb2Imu_BsNf1zU15NCa_bFQjxjaG3LsBme72EkSp-eKq3obeaw/s1600/2010+June+16+DSC_0419.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">an alley of trees</div><div style="text-align: center;">Loire Valley</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This long walk through the trees </div><div style="text-align: center;">leads to the Château de Chenonceau<br />and its magnificent gardens<br /><br /><br />You can visit three or four castles<br />in the Loire Valley on an easy day trip<br />out of Paris<br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Château de Chenonceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">37150, Chenonceau, France</span></i></div></div>

Une Allée d'Arbres

an alley of trees Loire Valley This long walk through the trees  leads to the Château de Chenonceau and its magnificent gardens You can visi...

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Château de Chambord - une grande façade!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIiQQ6DPx_fqGBSz5aXLQq2k6UsXC6ckeJpQ-Azo3NtAtufB36BdOhbT73Y4oHwVdJ5U7EBVFbv1jfyLyFLMGdYYfkEZZrBvVUu9H7oj5CCc22Pv_6Mps5UEm6OMQF0_GBDikmsCglqI/s1600/2010+0617+Paris+DSC_0462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIiQQ6DPx_fqGBSz5aXLQq2k6UsXC6ckeJpQ-Azo3NtAtufB36BdOhbT73Y4oHwVdJ5U7EBVFbv1jfyLyFLMGdYYfkEZZrBvVUu9H7oj5CCc22Pv_6Mps5UEm6OMQF0_GBDikmsCglqI/s640/2010+0617+Paris+DSC_0462.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Chambord</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a very grand façade</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">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<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_I" title="François I"></a> commissioned the construction of Chambord, he wanted it to look like the skyline of Constantinople.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">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.<br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is my contribution to the City Daily Photo Theme Day - façade</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2013/06/july-theme-day-facade.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see all the others from around the world.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Château de Chambord</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chambord, France</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(an easy day trip out of Paris to the Loire Valley)</span></i></div>

Château de Chambord - une grande façade!

Chambord a very grand façade Constructed for King François I in the early years of the Sixteenth Century, this chateau features 440 rooms, 2...

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La Chapelle -- Château de Chenonceau

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fr2_GTZ0jDmQHlFac7FfYF-1Ce6WI4fOAfBx2IBx2TgnYa0-f0SHS-_N8teERswiuRP4iVzIsavtsl71i4b6vLhIGbl3x0HS1VSldDECzV4CfpTOEP4XbZfIzpHrKuwUqmdzZYghgOE/s1600/2010+june+17+paris+DSC_0352cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533993299735560802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fr2_GTZ0jDmQHlFac7FfYF-1Ce6WI4fOAfBx2IBx2TgnYa0-f0SHS-_N8teERswiuRP4iVzIsavtsl71i4b6vLhIGbl3x0HS1VSldDECzV4CfpTOEP4XbZfIzpHrKuwUqmdzZYghgOE/s640/2010+june+17+paris+DSC_0352cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This private chapel in the much-loved Château de Chenonceau was saved during the French Revolution by Madame Dupin who camouflaged its religious purpose by turning it into a wood storage area.<br /><br />Chenonceau, originally constructed in the 1500s, bears the influence of a series of powerful noblewomen residents and is often referred to as the Château de Femmes.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Château de Chenonceau</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Cenonceau, France (Loire Valley)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">200 km from Paris</span>

La Chapelle -- Château de Chenonceau

This private chapel in the much-loved Château de Chenonceau was saved during the French Revolution by Madame Dupin who camouflaged its relig...

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Château de Chambord

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfyrZCl6kYKEjcnRsLH7ewWBCxNniLgn3F0p76r5oV3eW-_LtQvxsayHC5ymdVn1fmPLLGr733bj4K8dbrb2f_8DjEkRT5-Pwy7z3DCp1GftDaE5pISic9NSTBUB0r3IzHpThudo_OtI/s1600/2010+0617+Paris+DSC_0462cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524760771094563666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfyrZCl6kYKEjcnRsLH7ewWBCxNniLgn3F0p76r5oV3eW-_LtQvxsayHC5ymdVn1fmPLLGr733bj4K8dbrb2f_8DjEkRT5-Pwy7z3DCp1GftDaE5pISic9NSTBUB0r3IzHpThudo_OtI/s640/2010+0617+Paris+DSC_0462cropped.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />The castles in the Loire Valley are an easy day-trip out of Paris. To say that Château de Chambord is enormous just does not cover it. Consider that it has 426 rooms, 80 staircases, 282 fireplaces, a double-helix staircase, a moat, a flamboyant roof (originally designed to look like the skyline of Constantinople) all of which is surrounded by a wall 32km long. The estate is the same area as Inner Paris... Well, you get the idea. It is at least ten times larger than enormous.<br /><br />During WWII, Chambord was used to store art from French museums including the Louvre. As many as 5000 crates were protected here, one of which contained the Mona Lisa. You can read much more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Chambord"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> and <a href="http://www.37-online.net/gb/castles/chambord_gb.php"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>.<br /><br />Built in th 16th Century as a hunting lodge, it was rarely inhabited, drafty, and bitter cold in the winter.

Château de Chambord

The castles in the Loire Valley are an easy day-trip out of Paris. To say that Château de Chambord is enormous just does not cover it. Consi...

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