Fireplace relief, Chateau de Chenonceau
Salamander relief (emblem of Francois I) with crown and fruit garland, on the Renaissance fireplace in the Louis XIV Salon, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514n"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 1570n"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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