Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: View, after entering the grounds, towards the main façade, highlighting the Renaissance architecture with its towers, dormers and loggia.
Constructed 1518–1527 by Gilles Berthelot (who fled after embezzlement charges in 1527), the château was seized by François I and given to Antoine Raffin. Balzac described it as "a faceted diamond set in the Indre." The site has medieval roots (Azay-le-Brûlé after a 1418 burning), but the current building is a jewel of early French Renaissance. Managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux, with elegant interiors and grounds.
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| This is the more familiar view. |
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