Promenade des Gardes, Chateau d'Amboise, Loire Valley

Promenade des Gardes, a walkway used as a lookout over the river Loire, in the Gothic Charles VIII wing of the logis royal, at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13937728

Media ID

45478937

Size

8268px x 6105px (15.2MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009