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Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect
2015891 min
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Released
Dec 05, 2015
Country
France
Productions
ARTEGedeon ProgrammesCNRS ImagesInrapLe Domaine national de Chambord
Chambord, the most impressive castle in the Loire Valley, in France, a truly Renaissance treasure, has always been an enigma to generations of historians. Why did King Francis I (1494-1547), who commissioned it, embark on this epic project in the heart of the marshlands in 1519? What significance did he want the castle to have? What role did his friend, Italian genius Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) play? Was he the architect or who was?