Bedroom of the Five Queens, Chateau de Chenonceau
Bedroom of the Five Queens, named after Queen Margot, Elisabeth of France, Marie Stuart, Elisabeth of Austria and Louise of Lorraine, with their coats of arms on the coffered ceiling, and 16th century Flemish tapestries, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514-22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style, on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570-76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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