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title: Château d'Ussé
author: Spencer Means
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18560/chateau-dusse/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-02-27
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# Château d'Ussé
_Authored by Spencer Means_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18560.jpg)
## Image Caption
Château d'Ussé, Rigny-Ussé, Indre-et-Loire, France. Built as a stronghold in the Middle Ages, it gradually evolved over the centuries and became a model of [Renaissance architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/Renaissance_Architecture/), before becoming a refined leisure residence in the 17th and 18th centuries.
## Cite This Work
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[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/hunky_punk/14411953721/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/hunky_punk/14411953721/) by [**Spencer Means**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/hunky_punk/14411953721/). Submitted by [Babeth Étiève-Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/bab.cartwright/ "User Page: Babeth Étiève-Cartwright"), published on 27 February 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.