Chateau with Corner Turrets and Lantern Tower The Chateau de Chambord, in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognizable chateaux in the world for its distinctive French Renaissance architecture, blending traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. It was commissioned by Francis I of France and built between 1519 and 1547.
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The Château de Chambord (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃɑ̃bɔʁ]) in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures.
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The Château de Chambord (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃɑ̃bɔʁ]) in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures.
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The building was commissioned by Francis I of France and built between 1519 and 1547.
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The château is now open to the public, receiving 700,000 visitors in 2007.
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