Oratory, Chateau de Loches, Cite Royale de Loches

Oratory of Anne de Bretagne, 1477-1514, wife of Charles I and Louis XII, built c.1500, with altar and sculpted decoration in Flamboyant Gothic style, including Breton ermines and the cord of St Francis of Assisi, the symbol of the queen, in the 16th century section of the Logis Royal at the Chateau de Loches, in the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Renaissance Logis Royal built 14th and 16th century, and the keep, built 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13927636

Media ID

45431002

Size

8268px x 6243px (14.8MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009