Staircase, Chateau de Chenonceau, Indre-et-Loire, France

Staircase leading to the first floor of the gallery, with an ornate vaulted ceiling and a right-angle bend with view over the river Cher, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514-22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570-76 by Jean Bullant. Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici and Louise Dupin have all contributed to the development of Chenonceau through the centuries. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13432029

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45112384

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen