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Renaissance architecture in France

  • Tuileries PalaceConstruction began in 1564 on a site that had been filled with workshops and kilns making roof tiles. Catherine de' Medici purchased the land between 1563…
  • Château de ChambordOn the 6th of September 1519, Francis de Pontbriand received a direct order to begin building the Château de Chambord. King Francis I of France had…