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The architecture of Schwerin Palace was inspired by Château de Chambord. The Château de Chambord has further influenced a number of architectural and decorative elements across Europe. Château de Chambord was the model for the reconstruction and new construction of the original Schwerin Palace between 1845 and 1857. [31] [32]
The Château de Chambord was the summit of the early French Renaissance style, a harmonious combination of French tradition and Italian innovation. François I conceived the idea of a comfortable hunting lodge in the forest.
Chambord (/ ʃ ɒ̃ ˈ b ɔː r /, US also / ʃ æ m ˈ b ɔː r d /, [citation needed] French: [ʃɑ̃bɔʁ]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, region of Centre-Val de Loire. [3] It is best known for its Château de Chambord , part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Crossland's main floor plan for the college is on display in the Royal Holloway College Picture Gallery. [ 20 ] The Holloway Sanatorium and Royal Holloway College were inspired by the Cloth Hall of Ypres in Belgium and the Château de Chambord [ 18 ] in the Loire Valley , France, respectively and are considered by some to be among the most ...
The Château de Chenonceau (French: [ʃɑto də ʃənɔ̃so]) is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. [1] It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire Valley. [2] The estate of Chenonceau is first mentioned in writing in the 11th century. [3]
The La Rochefoucauld-Bayers had the park's layout in mind since the construction of the castle. They sought plans from Count de Choulot, who was also involved in designing numerous other castles in the region. Around 1850, he proposed an expansive park that would stretch south to the hamlets of Choiseau and Argos, featuring vast lawns, meadows ...
In 1687, Jules Hardouin-Mansart and then Robert de Cotte erected the Grand Trianon, on the model of an Italian building, the Marble Trianon. It had a single floor, decorated with plaster and marble, with a flat roof and balustrade. The plan was very simple, with a peristyle flanked by two wings and two avant-corps, or
In 1526, Le Breton was working at the Château de Chambord under Pierre Nepveu. In 1527, he was appointed “maître général des oeuvres de Maçonnerie du roi,” or master-mason. [ 1 ] It was around this time that Francis I started renovations on Fontainebleau, the former medieval hunting lodge of the French monarchs, just to the southeast ...