Title
Château de Villandry.
Caption
Château de Villandry. Restored by Joachim Carvallo, Villandry, château de la Loire, of Renaissance architecture is located 15km West of Tours on the D7. Known for its' 3 gardens, the donjon takes pride of place in the decorative garden (1 hectare), the ornamental garden and the water garden. The interior of the residence dates back to the 18th Century. Villandry, completed around 1536, was the first of the great castles which were built bordering Loire during the Renaissance. Villandry was built under the orders of a finance minister of François Ist, Jean le Breton, whose coat of arms can be seen of the silhouette of the lefthand skylight.
Date
2008
Credit line
Photo12/Hachedé
Reference
HAC08109_2007_P1600216
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
28,3Mb (1,6Mb) / 12,8in x 8,6in / 3830 x 2583 (300dpi)