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April 26, 2014 by Max Distro LLC

Sainte-Chapelle. Château de Vincennes, Paris

Sainte-Chapelle. Château de Vincennes, Paris

Sainte-Chapelle. Château de Vincennes, Paris

Founded in 1379, the Sainte-Chapelle (Holy Chapel), whose construction started just before the death of Charles V in 1380, was inaugurated only in 1552 under the reign of Henry II, after a long interruption of the building work starting at the beginning of 15th century. The Collège de Chanoines was set up in February 1380. The Sainte-Chapelle of Vincennes was intended to house part of the relics of the Passion, like the chapel of the Palais de la Cité in Paris. Through the construction of the Sainte-Chapelle, Charles V wished to turn Vincennes into a second capital of the kingdom, alongside the Palais de la Cité in Paris. The traditional old Parisian palace remained but, at Vincennes, in an appropriate and grandiose setting boldly asserting the ideology of a triumphant monarchy through its quality, opulence and décor, a new capital was envisioned but unfortunately never really realized.

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Filed Under: Bridges and Buildings, Monument, Paris Tagged With: Catherine de Medici, Catherine de Médicis, Charles Carmoys, Charles V of France, Château de Vincennes, Duke of Enghein, France, Henry II of France, Nicolas Beaurain, Paris, Sainte-Chapelle

September 17, 2013 by Max Distro LLC

Loire Valley and French History

Wine Regions of the Loire Valley

Wine Regions of the Loire Valley

The architectural heritage in the Loire Valley's historic towns is notable, especially its châteaux, such as the Château d'Amboise, Château de Chambord, Château de Chinon, Château du Rivau, Château d'Ussé, Château de Villandry and Chenonceau. The châteaux, numbering more than three hundred, represent a nation of builders starting with the necessary castle fortifications in the 10th century to the splendor of those built half a millennium later. When the French kings began constructing their huge châteaux here, the nobility, not wanting or even daring to be far from the seat of power, followed suit. Their presence in the lush, fertile valley began attracting the very best landscape designers and architects. The Loire Valley is an area steeped in history and because of its riches, one that has been fought over and influenced by a variety of adversaries from the Romans to Atila the Hun. The formation of the region as we know it today began after its conquest by Julius Caesar in 52 BC. It is however, Emperor Augustus who is credited with bringing peace and stability to the Loire Valley. This stability saw the growth of towns such as Orleans (Genabum), Tours (Caesarodunum), Le Mans (Noviodunum), Angers (Juliomagus), Bourges (Avaricum) and Chartres (Autricum). The Roman's greatest influence however might be considered to be the introduction of the first grape vines to the region, as shown in the wine AOC map shown above.

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Filed Under: France, History, Loire Valley Tagged With: Angevin Empire, Anjou, Aquitaine, Black Death, Blois, Brittany, Bubonic Plague, Burgundy, Calais, Castle of Angers, Castle of Chinon, Catherine de Medici, Catherine de Médicis, Catholic League, Chambord, Charlemagne, Charles VI of France, Charles VII, Charles VII of France, Château Chenonceau, Château Clos Lucé, Château d'Amboise, Château de Blois, Château de Chinon, Chenonceau, Chinon, Duke of Burgundy, Duke of Guise, Duke of Orléans, France, Francis I, French Religious Wars, Fulk III, Fulk IV, Fulk V, Gascony, Geoffrey V, Henry Curtmantle, Henry II, Henry II of England, Henry II of France, Henry III, Henry III of France, Henry IV, Henry IV of France, Henry of Navarre, Henry V of England, History, Hugenots, Hugh Capet, Joan d'Arc, Joan of Arc, King Henry III of England, King Philip VI, Lancasters, Leonardo da Vinci, Loire Valley, Maine, Nantes, Normandy, Orléans, Philip II Augustus, Plantagenêt, Poitou, Queen Claude of France, Richard the Lionheart, Touraine, Treaty of Verdun, Tudors, War of the Roses, William the Conquerer, Yorks

August 25, 2013 by Max Distro LLC

Chenonceau Château, The Interior. Loire Valley, France

Entrance Hall, Chenonceau Château, The  Interior. Loire Valley, France

Entrance Hall, Chenonceau Château, The Interior. Loire Valley, France

The interior of Chenonceau is full of history and a remarkable collection of art. The entrance hall, shown above, is covered with a series of rib vaults whose keystones, detached from each other, form a broken line. The baskets are decorated with foliage, roses, cherubs, chimeras, and cornucopia. Made in 1515, it is one of the most beautiful examples of decorative sculpting from the French Renaissance period. The entire interior is full of inventive architecture, art treasures and above all the history of France.

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Filed Under: France, Loire Valley Tagged With: Anne Boleyn, Antonio da Correggio, Catherine de Medici, Catherine de Médicis, Cesar of Vendôme, Chenonceau, Diane de Poitiers, France, Francis I, Giovanni Battista Salvi Sassoferrato, Henry III, Hyacinthe Rigaud, Jean-Baptiste van Loo, Katherine Briçonnet, King Francis I, King Henry II, King Henry III, Kurt Buzard MD, Loire Valley, Louis XIV, Louis XV, me souviendra, Peter Paul Rubens, Pierre-Paul Rubens, Queen Claude of France, S'il vient à point, Sassoferrato, Thomas Bohier

August 19, 2013 by Max Distro LLC

Château Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France

Château Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France

Château Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France

We decided to rent a car and drive to the Loire valley to see some of the châteaux. The Châteaux of the Loire Valley are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Nantes, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours along the Loire River in France. They illustrate the ideals of the Renaissance and the Age of the Enlightenment on French thought and design in the Loire Valley. The “Château des Dames” or Chenonceau was built in 1513 by Katherine Briçonnet, and successively embellished by Diane de Poitiers then Catherine de Medici. Chenonceau was protected from the hardship of the revolution by Madame Dupin. The iron, but very feminine, fist in the velvet glove has always preserved Chenonceau during times of conflict and war in order to make it a place of peace. The château was built on the site of an old mill on the River Cher, sometime before its first mention in writing in the 11th century. The current château was designed by the French Renaissance architect Philibert de l'Orme. An architectural mixture of late Gothic and early Renaissance, Château de Chenonceau and its gardens are open to the public. Other than the Royal Palace of Versailles, Chenonceau is the most visited château in France with over a million visitors per year.

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Filed Under: Bridges and Buildings, France, Loire Valley Tagged With: Antoine Bohier, Catherine de Medici, Château Chenonceau, Chenonceau, Claude Dupin, Diane de Poitiers, Jean Marques, Jean-Marc Nattier, Katherine Briçonnet, Loire Valley, Louise Dupin, Menier Family, Philibert de l'Orme, Pierre-Justin Ouvrié, Thomas Bohier

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