The royal Château de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France is one of the most recognizable châteaux in the world. Its distinct French Renaissance architecture blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Italian structures.
The building, which was never completed, was constructed by King François I in part to be near to his mistress the Comtesse de Thoury, Claude Rohan, wife of Julien de Clermont, a member of a very important family of France.
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