Château d'Amboise (Centre Val de Loire, France)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dragon Ball
N 47° 24.780 E 000° 59.156
31T E 348065 N 5253027
Castle along the river the Loire in France
Waymark Code: WMQY3Z
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 04/13/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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Amboise was first part of the possessions of the counts of Anjou. and then belong to the famous house of Amboise From 1431 on the castle belonged to the Crown. The chateau d'Amboise was no longer a fortress but a royal residence and Amboise became the residence of the queen and her children. Catherine de Medici loved Amboise and lived there. The queen, who died there in 1483, was always surrounded by a large court as befitted her rank. She has almost 150 persons at her service.

The two spiral turrets, the Minimes tower and the Hurtault tower, were important architectural innovations.

In1974 the Saint-Louis Foundation took over the administration of the castle and now continues to carry out the restoration which was began at the end of the last war(1940-1945).
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