Staircase, Chateau de Ponce, Loire Valley, France
Fifth ramp of the 6-ramp Renaissance staircase, built 1542, with barrel vaulted coffered ceiling, carved in stone with floral motifs, salamanders (for Francois I), heraldic symbols and the Labours of Hercules, in the Chateau de Ponce, built c. 1542 in Renaissance style for Jean de Chambray, at Ponce-sur-le-Loir, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13937789
Media ID
45480681
Size
6201px x 8268px
(13.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
