Spires & Staircases Of Chambord by photosynthesis

Photography • Architecture • posted on Oct 02, 2014

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The Chateau de Chambord is the largest & one of the most famous of the castles of the Loire Valley. It features 440 rooms, 282 fireplaces, and 84 staircases. Not surprisingly, it was viewed as a prime example of the outrageous opulence & decadence of French royalty by the newly formed Revolutionary government & in 1792 they held a kind of garage sale there in which even wall panelings & floors were sold & ornate doors were burned to keep the rooms warm during the sale. During the Franco-Prussian War, it was used as a field hospital & during World War II, art collections from the Louvre (including the Mona Lisa & the Venus de Milo) were moved there to protect them. It was also the inspiration for the castle in Disney's version of Beauty & The Beast...