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VISIT CHAMBORD WITH FCOMFRANCE
6 pages
Published by
Michel Barraud
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VISIT CHAMBORD
WITH
www.
fcomfrance.
com
History and architecture of Chambord
To understand Chambord, you have to appreciate the elation and extravagance of François I who,
at the tender age of twenty-five, wanted to show the world in...
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VISIT CHAMBORD
WITH
www.
fcomfrance.
com
History and architecture of Chambord
To understand Chambord, you have to appreciate the elation and extravagance of François I who,
at the tender age of twenty-five, wanted to show the world in spectacular fashion what his two
favourite pastimes were: hunting and architecture.
To witness the full extent of this, take your time
to explore a unique monument built at the turn of the Renaissance period.
Start by crossing a 32km
long wall, enter a dense forest teeming with game and stumble across an architectural gem at its
heart, still intact.
Then let its sheer immensity, way beyond any human scale, leave you speechless,
and marvel at this alchemy of shapes and structures where nothing has been left to chance.
Chambord is so much more than a castle: it is an exceptional piece of architecture, a technical feat,
a stone colossus… quite simply the dream of the young King François come true.
The geometric clarity of the way Chambord has
been laid
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