Upper Gallery, Chateau de Chenonceau, Indre-et-Loire, France
Upper Gallery, originally divided into apartments by Catherine de Medici, now used for art exhibitions, on the first floor of 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 gallery sits on the bridge commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme. 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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