1220 – Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, France
After the first cathedral of any great substance burnt down in 1020,
1350c – St Gatien Cathedral, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
The magnificent St Gatien Cathedral was built between the 12th and 16th centuries in a medieval and later renaissance gothic.
13th C. – Eglise St-Julien, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
This 13th century church was built on the site of an earlier building –
1490s – Chateau de Gien, Loiret, France
Originally constructed at the end of the 14th century, the only remaining vestige of that era is the square tower on the south facade,
1547 – Chateau de Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France
Architect: Domenico da Cortona
The royal Château de Chambord is the largest castle in the Loire Valley,
1576 – Chateau Chenonceau, Indre-et-Loire, France
Chenonceau is probably the most famous chateau in the Loire valley.
15th C. – Chateau Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France
The Chateau of Amboise, built by order of Charles VIII, Louis XII and François I between the 15th and 16th centuries was one of the first truly “royal”
15th C. – Hótel Goüin, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Now containing the Sociétë Archéologique de Touraine, the Hótel Goüin is a fine Renaissance style mansion in the oldest part of the city.
1630 – Chateau de Cheverny, Loir-et-Cher, France
Architect: Jacques Bougier
Constructed between 1624 and 1630, to designs by the sculptor-architect of Blois,
1843 – Palais de Justice, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
The Palais de Justice is one of two important buildings on the semicircular Place Jean Jaurès –
