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Chateau de Chillon (Castle Chillon), Canton Vaud, Switzerland.

Château de Suscinio, Morbihan, France. First built in the 13th century CE as the residence of the Dukes of Britanny.

Château d’Ancy-le-Franc in the Yonne department of north-central France. Designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Sebastiano Serlio (c. 1475-1554 CE) in the mid-16th century CE.

A scale model of Château de Bonaguil, Saint-Front-sur-Lémance, Lot-et-Garonne, France. First built in the 13th century and remodelled in the 15th century.

Gallery of the Château de Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France. The gallery was commissioned by Catherine de' Medici (1519-1599). The gallery is 197 feet long (60 m) and 19.7 feet wide (6 m), hosted many lavish parties and is likely to have impressed...

Not only is Le Chateau de Chenonceau one of the most magnificent palaces in France’s Loire Valley, it also has one of the most fascinating histories. It is known as the Ladies’ Chateau for the many women who owned, renovated and left their...

More info about travel to the Loire: https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/france/loire With its huge scale and prickly silhouette, Château de Chambord is the most “must-see” of all of France's Loire Valley châteaux. If you hate crowds, you’ll...

Renaissance architecture originated in Italy and superseded the Gothic style over a period generally defined as 1400 to 1600. Features of Renaissance buildings include the use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height...

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian Renaissance artist, architect, engineer, and scientist. He is renowned for his ability to observe and capture nature, scientific phenomena, and human emotions in all media. Leonardo’s innovative...

Sebastiano Serlio (1475-1554 CE) was an Italian Renaissance architect, painter, and scholar. His most successful building design is the classically-inspired Château d'Ancy-le-Franc in France. Serlio's lifetime of scholarship came together...