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The royal Château de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France is one of the most recognizablechâteaux in the world because of its very distinct French Renaissance architecture that blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Italian structures
It was constructed by King François I in part to be near to his mistress the Comtesse de Thoury, Claude Rohan, wife of Julien de Clermont, a member of a very important family of France, whose domaine the château de Muides was adjacent.[2] Her arms figure in the carved decor of the château.
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Façade of the Château de Chambord, viewed from the north.
Chambord is the largest castle in the Loire Valley, but was built to serve only as a hunting lodge for François I, who maintained his royal residences at Château de Blois and at Château d'Amboise.
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double-helix staircase
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elaborately decorated roof line
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The salamander, symbol of François I, adorns the ceiling in many rooms
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From the rear
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from the air
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its moat
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