Title
Château de Chambord.
Caption
Château de Chambord. The Château de Chambord is the largest castle in la Loire. It was built under the order of Francis Ist in order to be able to live closer to his mistress the Countess of Thoury who lived close by. The construction of the castle was undergone between 1519 and 1547 on a small tributary of the Beuvron river, itself a tributary of la Loire, it is located around 6km from the left bank of la Loire and around 14km from the East of Blois, in the department of Loir-et-Cher (41), in France. View of the roof and chimneys of the courtyard of the north-east side. Close up of a turret.
Date
2008
Credit line
Photo12/Hachedé
Reference
HAC08109_2007_P1600055
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
28,8Mb (1,0Mb) / 8,6in x 13,0in / 2592 x 3888 (300dpi)