Rollerblader at the Chateau by sandra46

Photography • Architecture • posted on Feb 18, 2010

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I was taking this picture of the Castle of Chambéry, when a young rollerblader overtook me in a flash and got pinned down in the shot... The first counts of Savoy settled into an existing fortress in 1285 and expanded it in the early 14th century to serve as residence, as seat of power and administration, and as stronghold for the House of Savoy. As a serious fortification genuinely capable of resisting a siege, it was quickly obsolete. Due to constant French hostilities, Duke Emmanuel Philibert decided to remove his capital to Turin. The chateau remained purely an administrative centre, until Christine Marie of France, Duchess of Savoy, returned to hold court in 1640. It was the site of the marriage between Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia and Anne Marie d'Orléans, niece of Louis XIV. In 1786 Victor Amadeus III added a Royal Wing.Under Napoleon, the Aile du Midi (South Wing) was rebuilt and redecorated to house the imperial prefecture of the department of Mont-Blanc. Elaborate modification to the structure were made after Savoy was annexed by France in 1860. Today, the political administration of the department of Savoie is located in the castle. The statue is that of the de Maistre borthers, Xavier, a military man and famous writer, and Joseph, noted philosopher and counter-revolutionary. Although they were prominent members of the Piedmont-Sardinian Kingdom(Kingdom of Italy after 1861), they are considered part of French Romantic literature because they wrote in French. Thank you for your kind comments.

Comments (47)

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mgtcs

12:27PM | Fri, 19 February 2010

Gorgeous shot my friend, amazing capture! Sorry my friend, I'm behind with my comments, last days to finish my master's teases, so I'm going crazy....lol

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andrewl

3:31PM | Fri, 19 February 2010

wonderful image :)

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Madbat

5:03PM | Fri, 19 February 2010

Man, it would be kind of interesting to have one's office in a castle!

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amota99517

10:02PM | Fri, 19 February 2010

I love the contrast between the girl and the architecture in the background.

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Radar_rad-dude

10:56PM | Fri, 19 February 2010

Very nice contrast with the castle and the roller blader! A most marvelous capture! I love your descriptive too! So much marvelous information presented in such a palatable fashion! Most delicious and easy to assimilate! Thank you again for sharing your wonderful knowledge and artistic genius! I very much appreciate it!

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Richardphotos

11:23PM | Fri, 19 February 2010

super cityscape Sandra

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Chipka

11:31PM | Fri, 19 February 2010

I can always count on you for intriguing historical and cultural information, and for great photographic artistry. I love the way this image captures so much--both modern and ancient all in one click of the shutter. Wonderful sense of color and light, and I love the architecture in the background. I miss enormous stone buildings that are incomprehensibly old and still occupied and used. This is fantastic work

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