Chambre dEno"nHercule, Chateau de Flecheres, Ain, France
Chambre dn'Hercule, with wall paintings by Pietro Ricchi, 1606-75, of the Labours of Hercules (Lernaean Hydra, Cretan Bull, Pillars of Hercules), associated with king Henri IV, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The room celebrates the entry of king Henri IV into Lyon in 1595 and the labours symbolise the struggle of the Protestants. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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