Cellar, Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France

Cellar with stone pillars supporting a rib vaulted ceiling, 13th century, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. This large wine cellar was used for storing wine and food and was part of the original fortress, with both Gothic and Burgundian Romanesque elements. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13434971

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45121135

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7087px x 4724px (11.9MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen