Top 9 coolest castles in the world
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China.org.cn, October 21, 2011
Chateau de Chambord of France (法國香波城堡)
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Chateau de Chambord of France |
As a chateau, the Chateau de Chambord is really just a fake castle (i.e., lacking real defensive structures because it was not intended to provide defense), but it's pretty and famous. It was built more than 500 years ago when King Francois I wanted a hunting lodge, which also not-so-incidentally ended up next to the less-superior chateau of his mistress. The distinctive French Renaissance architecture blends French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures, and includes a very elaborate roof line of towers and chimneys. Like a castle, the Chateau de Chambord has steep corner towers and a surrounding moat. And with 440 rooms, 365 fireplaces and 84 staircases, the chateau is the largest in the Loire Valley.
