Approaching the château under a sylvan canopy |
Approaching the château |
Approach to the entrance of Château de Chenonceau |
Tom in the château's forecourt in front of the Marques Tower |
The Marques Tower
To build the chateau in the 16th century, Thomas Bohier and his wife Katherine Briconnet demolished an old fortified castle and mill belonging to the Marques family and left standing only the keep, the Marques Tower, which they restored in the Renaissance style.
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Domes Gallery |
The moat in front of the château |
The Chancellerie |
Château de Chenonceau |
Detail-The Marques Tower |
The Marques Tower |
Georgia near the moat |
The Marques Tower |
Garden of Catherine de Médicis, a one time regent of France |
The chateau's main door
Made of sculpted wood and painted, it bears, on the left, the arms of Thomas Bonhier and on the right, those of his wife Katherine Briconnet, the builders of Chenonceau.
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