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Chateau de Chenonceau

Location in France

History

Chenonceau

Tour

  • Centre Val de Loire region
  • "Chateau des Dames" - "Castle of the Ladies"
  • Six ladies: Katherine Briconnet, Diane de Poitier, Catherine de Medicis, Louise of Lorraine, Mrs. Dupin, and Mrs. Pelouze
  • Some tours tell the story of "The White Queen" who is said to haunt the castle, but nobody knows if it's true. The White Queen was Queen Louise.

Grounds

History

  • 40,000 plants grow there each year
  • The Garden of Catherine de Médicis is lined on the east with a sloping bed delimiting the moats, which are filled by the waters of the Cher River.
  • Built in 1515
  • Built by Thomas Bohier, Chamerlain of King Charles, and his wife Katherine Briconnet
  • Architect was Phillibert de l'Orme
  • Late gothic, early renaissance style
  • It's feminine imprint is present throughout, and that preserved the castle from conflicts and wars and made it a place of peace.

  • In the very center of Diane's Garden, "Le Jardin de Diane", is the garden's original fountain.
  • The flower beds themselves are planted twice a year with 30 000 to 32 000 plants for each planting.
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