By building
chateau
Chenonceau on the Cher
river in the 1513, Thomas Bohier razed the
castle-keep
and the FORTIFIED MILL of the Marques family only keeping the dungeon. It is sad
that he never managed to see the finished castle and was completed by his wife
and son. Later, it became
crown property. Henri II offered this castle to his
favourite, Diane de Poitiers. She then decided to have a
bridge built, linking the castle to the right bank of the river. This was done by
Philibert de l''Orne, the resident achitect.Following the death of Henri II, Catherine de Medicis took over the
ruling and forced Diane de Poitieirs to return the chateau Chenonceau to crown.
During her reign and as the Queen mother, Catherine commissioned a great
gallery to be built on the bridge.A wall of elegance built over
the Cher river, the Chenonceau chateau is one of the highlights of
Renaissance architecture.The wealth of decoration both inside and outside
that make Chenonceau the most popular chateau in France.
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