It was taken by the French king in the 1400’s and was rebuilt. It became the capitol of the French government for some time. Chateau Clos Luce and this chateau had a passage between the two.
After the climb up the stone street through the lower gate, the chapel stands at the Southern side. It was connected to the castle structure but much of It was destroyed during the French revolution.
This is the inside of the chapel. There is a spot inside where Leonardo da Vinci is buried.
The massive and ornate fireplaces gave us good warmth but only if you were close enough.
The black parts are also how it exists today and the red parts are what did exist here at one time.
The cathedral like ceilings made it seem like we were in a forest.
This guard’s walk has a nice view of the river.
One of the bedrooms.
A bedroom and lounge area.
The gardens and remains of the back wall were interesting.
The two main towers have extremely wide ramps. They were designed so that horses could ride up and down.
From 1848 to 1852 Abd Al-Quadir was “held” here, with his entourage and family, for resisting French colonization of his native Algeria. Some of his family and entourage died here and were buried in this part of the grounds.
One of the many pretenders to the French crown, the comte de Paris Henri d’Orleans, maintains the chateau which is still his personal property.
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