2/25.- Chambord, courtyard

Although the 'Chateau de Chambord' was designed by the French architect Domenico da Cortona, Italian influences are evident everywhere. Leonardo da Vinci inspired its construction.

The structure of the castle seems simple, but it is rather complex. A four-towered rectangle square encircles the inner four-towered central building. This photo was shot inside the central square. At our right you see one of the towers of the walls that surround the castle. At our left is one of the towers of the inner building.

In the middle of the building at the left sits one of the master pieces of the Renaissance, the double spiral staircase ...

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