Le Chateau de Chambord on the Loire
river, France is considered the pinnacle of Renaissance architecture.

Built for King Francois I, two thousand
workers completed the castle in twenty
years (1519-1539).

Statistics: 400 rooms, 6 towers, 365
windows on 13,000 acres all enclosed
within a 20 mile wall.

Famous for its size, beauty, art collection
and double spiral staircase. Consider the wooded estate is larger than Paris.

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