Château de Chenonceau

Object location	47° 19′ 30″ N, 1° 04′ 14.16″ E	View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth	47.325000; 1.070600

This building is classé au titre des Monuments Historiques. It is indexed in the Base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the reference PA00097654

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Deutsch: Das Schloss Chenonceau ist eines der bekanntesten Schlösser der Loire.

English: The Château de Chenonceau is one of the famous châteaux of the Loire Valley.

Français : Le Château de Chenonceau est un des plus connus châteaux de la Loire en France.

Italiano: Il Castello di Chenonceau è uno dei più famosi castelli di Francia.

Русский: Замок Шенонсо один из знаменитых замков долины реки Луары во Франции.

Exterior[edit]

Chenonceau de 1850 à 1865[edit]

Façade Nord en 1851
Façades Nord-Est en 1851
Façades Nord-Est avant 1865
Façade Est en 1851
Façade Est en 1851
Façade Ouest en 1851
Façade Ouest en 1851

Logis and gallery[edit]

Aurore sur le château de chenonceau
South-western aspect
North-eastern aspect
East side reflecting in the
Vue du château coté aval du Cher
Vue panoramique du château coté aval du Cher
Vue du château de chenonceau
Eastern aspect
Eastern facade in the evening
Northern facade in the evening
Northern facade
South side of the gallery
North-eastern view
Photo montage with the castle's situation before 1576
Main entrance with balcony above
Portal
Left leaf of the portal
Right leaf of the portal
Entrance door
Bull's-eye window

Tour des Marques[edit]

Tour des Marques
Northern aspect
South-eastern aspect
Medieval well in front of the Tour des Marques
Southern aspect
Eastern aspect
Southern aspect

Other buildings[edit]

Chancellerie
Chancellerie
Chancellerie
Chancellerie
Farm building
Former outbuildings

Interior[edit]

Logis[edit]

Chambre de François Ier
Chambre des cinq reines
Louise de Lorraine's room
Chambre de Louise de Lorraine
Bed in the Chambre de Louise de Lorraine
Castle chapel
Insignias of Henri II and Catherine de' Medici at a fireplace
Fireplace in the Salon de Louis XIV
Fireplace in the Salon de Louis XIV
Ancient grafitti in the castle chapel
Fireplace in César de Vendôme's room
Coffered ceiling in Catherine de' Medici's library
Vestibule of the ground floor
Ceiling in Catherine de' Medici's library
Bed in Diane de Poitiers' room
Fireplace in Diane de Poitiers' room
Chambre de Catherine de Medicis
Salon de Louis XIV
Stairs
Vestibule on the top floor
Italian cupboard in the Salon de François Ier
Panelling of Louise de Lorraine's room
Right leaf of the door leading to the Salle des gardes
Left leaf of the door leading to the Salle des gardes
Floorground of the Salle des gardes
Dining hall for the servants
Fireplace in the Office
Cupboard in the Office
Fireplace in the kitchen
Former butchery
Kitchen stove
Spit Rotating Machine
Bed in Gabrielle d'Estrees' room
Ceiling of the staircase
Château de Chenonceau - Cuisine

Paintings[edit]

The three graces by Jean-Baptiste van Loo
Diane de Poitiers as huntress by Francesco Primaticcio
Portrait of Louis XIV by Hyacinthe Rigaud
Salomon et la reine de Saba by Le Tintoret
L'Éducation de l'Amour by Le Corrège

Gallery[edit]

English: Gallery on the second floor

Français : Galerie du premier étage
Cropped version of the previous image
English: Gallery on the ground floor

Français : Galerie du rez-de-chaussé
English: Gallery on the ground floor

Français : Galerie du rez-de-chaussé
English: Gallery on the ground floor

Français : Galerie du rez-de-chaussé
Fireplace
Southern end wall
English: Gallery on the ground floor

Français : Galerie du rez-de-chaussé
English: Table in the gallery for Christmas celebrations

Français : Table dans la grande galerie décorée en préparation de Noël
English: Table in the gallery for Christmas celebrations

Français : Table dans la grande galerie décorée en préparation de Noël

Galerie des Dames[edit]

Gardens and park[edit]

Diane de Poitiers' garden[edit]

View from Diane de Poitiers' garden, with the fountain in front
Diane de Poitiers' garden seen from the Logis
The château with Diane de Poitiers' garden
View from Diane de Poitiers' garden
Diane de Poitiers' garden
Entrance with drawbridge to Diane de Poitiers' garden
Castle and garden at night
Château de Chenonceau - Jardin
Diane de Poitier's Garden with the Chateau in the background.

Catherine de' Medici's garden[edit]

Catherine de Medici's garden seen from the Logis
Vue du Jardin de Catherine de Médicis depuis le château de chenonceau
View from Catherine de' Medici's garden

Park[edit]

Moat beside the avenue
One of two sphinxes at the end of the avenue
Caryatids and atlantes in the park near the maze
One of two sphinxes at the end of the avenue
Tomb of Louise Dupin
Alley towards the château
Part of the maze
Maze

Vegetables garden[edit]

Drawings, engravings, paintings[edit]

Old painting
Copper engraving by Jaques I Androuet du Cerceau
Floor plan of the château with its gardens, as planned but not realised by Catherine de' Medici
Old engraving, c. 1850
Southern facade before 1555
Ink drawing, before 1576
Floor plan of the Logis and the gallery
Castle area
Floor plan of the Logis by Jaques I Androuet du Cerceau
Painting