Staircase ceiling, Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Ceiling of the staircase, with putti salamanders and ermines (emblems of Francois I and Claude de France), pendant keystones and rib vaulting, on the landing between first and second floors, in 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. This staircase is in Italian ramp form with banisters on either side, rather than the usual French spiral style. The chateau 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 Banisters Berthelot Bosse Centre-val Chateaux Coffered Dazay-le-rideau Earliest Either Emblems Ermine Floors Foundations Gilles Indre Indre-et-loire Keystones Pendant Putti Ramp Rather Rideau Salamander Salamanders Spiral Usual Vault Vaulted Vaulting

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