Posts Tagged 'Chambord'

Of all the chateaux in the Loire Valley, Chambord is the largest and most ostentatious.  King Francois I started construction in 1519, and after 28 years it was never completed.  The designer of the chateau is still up for debate though Domenico da Cortona, Philibert Delorme and even Leonardo da Vinci are all possibilities.

Chambord was originally built as a hunting lodge.  It has 440 rooms, 282 fireplaces and 84 staircases.  There is a twenty-mile long wall ...