Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect

Release Date: 2015-12-05

Runtime: 91

Languages: Français

Rating: 8

Votes: 1

Genres: Documentary | History | TV Movie

Director: Marc Jampolsky

Description: Chambord, the most impressive castle in the Loire Valley, in France, a truly Renaissance treasure, has always been an enigma to generations of historians. Why did King Francis I (1494-1547), who commi...Chambord, the most impressive castle in the Loire Valley, in France, a truly Renaissance treasure, has always been an enigma to generations of historians. Why did King Francis I (1494-1547), who commissioned it, embark on this epic project in the heart of the marshlands in 1519? What significance did he want the castle to have? What role did his friend, Italian genius Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) play? Was he the architect or who was?Read More

Production Companies:

ARTE

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