Grande salle, Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
Grande salle, with 16th and 17th century tapestries, and fireplace with salamander spitting water to extinguish the bad fire, emblem of king Francois I, on the first floor of the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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1515-27 Azay Azay-le-rideau Berthelot Centre-val Chateaux Dazay-le-rideau Earliest Extinguish Foundations Gilles Indre Indre-et-loire Rideau Salamander Salle Spitting Tapestries Tapestry
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