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 Stretched Canvas Print 18x12 from original painting Cat 420 LDumas $29.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 19:34:51 PDT |
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Pay a visit to the Loire Chateau - A Journey to the Valley of the Kings by Dustin Martinez
Below are the principal chateaux of the Pays de la Loire. Most of these chateaux are created along the Loire, the 'royal river', and are frequently designed on medieval, or even Neolithic, sites. Quite a few are built of the local tufa, a white limestone that adds to the sophisticated model of the chateaux. Some are however personal residences, some have been converted into museums, and some have their very own vineyards and provide wine tasting.
Chateaux identified in the French Department (county)of Maine-Et-Loire
Angers
A lot more than 1000 years outdated, this large of tufa and slate overlooking the Maine River is typical of castles encountered on crusades to the Holy Land. Designed around Gallo-Roman city buildings, in turn standing on a Neolithic web site dating from 4500 - 4000 BC, the chateau of the Counts of Anjou is surrounded by a fortress built by Saint Louis. With walls thirty metres substantial and 17 towers, it was essential in the defence of Anjou and the largest fortified castle in France. The lovely Bout du Monde gardens boost your pay a visit to to the castle. The chateau residences the famous Apocalypse Tapestry - the greatest medieval tapestry in the globe - commissioned by Duke Louis I of Anjou in the mid-1370's.
Montsoreau
In this picturesque Modest City of Character, Montsoreau is 1 of the most romantic of all the chateaux in the Loire Valley. Considerably of its fame is dependent on the common Alexandre Dumas novel, 'La Dame de Montsoreau', created in 1860, and at the castle you can learn about this beautiful Lady of Montsoreau. Increasing superior previously mentioned the Loire and the Vienne rivers, the chateau overlooks a few historical provinces: Anjou, Touraine, and Poitou. As opposed to other castles by the Loire, Montsoreau was actually created near the river. A combination of castle and grand residence, the chateau is the setting for the magnificent 'Stories of the Loire', which pays tribute to the 'royal river'.
Le Plessis-Bourre
Le Plessis-Bourre Chateau is so lovely, it is used as a set for a lot of French films. Constructed between 1468 and 1473 by Jean Bourre, this defensive castle is produced of tufa stone, has broad water-crammed moats, a double drawbridge, fortified gates, and huge towers and parapets. But past the gatehouse, Le Plessis ceases to be a fortress and turns into a country property. A spacious courtyard surrounded by arcades and overlooked by elaborately mullioned windows sales opportunities to the household filled with richly furnished rooms. Previously a covered walkway leading to the chapel, the library is 36 metres very long and has a lot more than 3000 volumes. The intriguing Salle des Gardes has a painted ceiling depicting unusual allegorical figures whose presence and meaning is a mystery.
Brissac
At seven stories higher, Brissac is the tallest chateau in France and is termed 'The Giant of the Loire Valley'. It really is been household to the Dukes of Brissac considering that 1502 and is currently the residence of the 13th Duke of Brissac. Of the original 15th century fortress, there stay two medieval towers and the historic wine cellars (wine tasting offered). The Chateau de Brissac has 203 sumptuously decorated rooms, an remarkable 19th century Belle Epoque theatre, ornate gold-leaf ceilings, Flemish and Gobelin tapestries, and a magnificent 70-hectare parkland.
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Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave, on view at MoMA
