Salle des Preux, Chateau de Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France
Salle des Preux, with display of 7 of a series of 9 tapestries of heroic figures entitled Suite des Preux, 1525-40, from Aubusson and Felletin, made for Pierre Paien lord of Chauray, depicting scenes of chivalry, under a beamed roof, in the Chateau de Langeais, a Renaissance castle built 1465-69 by king Louis XI, on the river Loire in Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally built in the 10th century by Foulques Nerra, it was rebuilt in the 15th century by Jean Bourre and Jean Briconnet. 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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