Au coeur de la Touraine, le Château de Chenonceau flotte, immobile, sur
les eaux aisibles du Cher dans la lumière tendre du Val du Loire
 ↑ 3. Chenonceau was built over the Cher River with a galleried bridge which was added by Diane de Poitiers. |
← 1. Nicknamed "Chateau des Dames," the Chenonceau Marques Tower (Guy's Tower) was part of the original 16th century building. Thomas Bohier razed the castle keep and this donjon is the only remaining portion of the Marques family home. 2. Einziges Wohnschloss, das auf einer Bruecke ueber einem Fluss errichtet wurde bei Diane de Poitiers. Der Maetresse Heinrichs II, durch die grossartige, auf fuenf Bogen ruhende Galerie vonn hilibert Delorme mit dem Flussufer verbunden. A unique example of French Renaissance architecture, contained in a seventy-hectare park, with two famous gardens: Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medici's. This photo shows the de Medici garden and the de Poitiers garden is on the other side. ↓ 
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