Staircase ceiling, Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Coffered ceiling of the staircase, with medallion reliefs portrait of Francois I, on the first floor of 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 Centre-val Chateaux Coffered Dazay-le-rideau Earliest Either Foundations Gilles Indre Indre-et-loire Medallion Ramp Rather Reliefs Rideau Spiral Usual Vault

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