Motif over the fireplace of the Guard's Room-The arms of the chateau's builder, Thomas Bohier |
The Guard's Room
In this room were the men-at-arms charged with protecting the royal family. Hanging on the walls is a series of 16th century Flanders tapestries.
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The deeply coffered ceiling of the Guards Room |
The château's chapel
The stained glass window's are 20th century made by master glassworker, Max Ingrand. The original stained glass was destroyed by bombs in 1944.
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The château's chapel |
A sun spangled wall in the chapel |
Diane de Poitier's bedroom
This was the bedroom of King Henry II's favorite lady, Diane de Poitiers, to whom he donated the chateau.
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Diane de Poitier's bedroom-Fireplace detail
The fireplace by Jean Goujon, French sculptor from the Fontainbleau School, is engraved with the initials of Henri II and Catherine de Medici
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View of Diane's garden across the moat |
View of the Chancellerie, slighty warped as seen through the old glass |
Translation: "Here 2,245 wounded were cared for during the war 1914-1918"
Part of Château de Chenonceau served as a field hospital during World War I
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The gallery over the bridge |
The Pantry with two intersecting rib vaults
This is the largest fireplace in the chateau. To the right of it is the bread oven
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A Boar's Head surveys the pantry |
Cooking Hearth in the dining room used by chateau staff |
