Salle des gardes nobles, Chateau d'Amboise
Salle des gardes nobles, or Hall of the noble guards, housing the king's personal guards, protecting the staircase to the royal apartments, with central Gothic palm pillar supporting vaulted ceiling, and displays of armour, in 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
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Additions Amboise Apartments Centre-val Centuries Chateaux Chatelliers Displays Elevation Gardes Indre Indre-et-loire Installed Italianate Largely Nobles Promontoire Protecting Rebuilt Reworked Salle Supporting Vaulted
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