Touristic Places : a place called Guise in France (in French)
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Amboise Chateau, Loire, France
Amboise lies on the banks of the Loire River, 17 miles (27 km) east of Tours. Amboise was once home of the French royal court., and today is a small market town.
The town of Amboise is also only about 11 miles (18 km) away from the historic Chateau de Chenonceau, situated on the Cher River near the small village of Chenonceaux. Its former name was Ambacia, from the old name of the river and marsh Amasse.
The city is famous for the Clos Lucé manor house where Leonardo da Vinci lived (and ultimately died) at the invitation of King Francis I of France, whose Chateau d'Amboise, which dominates the town, is located just 500 m (1,640 feet) away.
The narrow streets contain some good examples of timbered housing.
A 19th-century fountain by John Oswald of a turtle topped by a teddy bear figure, standing in front of the spot where the markets are held.
Clovis I (c. 466–511) and the Visigoths signed a peace treaty of alliance with the Arvernians in 503, which assisted him in his defeat of the Visigothic kingdom in the Battle of Vouille in 507.
Joan of Arc passed through in 1429 on her way to Orleans to the Battle of Patay.
The Amboise conspiracy was the conspiracy of Conde and the Huguenots in 1560 against Francis II, Catherine de' Medici, and the Guises.
The Edict of Amboise (1563) conceded the free exercise of worship to the Protestants.
-The Chateau at Amboise was home to Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots, for much of her early life, being raised there at the French court of Henry II. She arrived in France from Scotland in 1548, aged six, remained in France until 1561, when she returned to her homeland - sailing up the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh on 15 August that year.
-Leonardo da Vinci spent the last years of his life in Amboise. Some models of his inventions are still there and have not been removed. The house has lost some of its original parts, but it still stands today and has a beautiful overlook of the gardens and the town below.
-Francis I, who, having spent part of his youth at Amboise, continued to live there during the early years of his reign, made such further additions to the castle as were needed to bring it practically to a finished state.
-At the beginning of 1516 he also had a little manor-house, situated not far from the castle, put into thorough repair, ready for the arrival of Leonardo da Vinci, who, at the age of over sixty, had consented to leave his native country and place his genius as painter, engineer, and architect at the King's service. He had been in declining health for some time before. and he lived but three years after his arrival at Amboise.
- In the seventeenth century it was degraded to the level of a State prison, the most illustrious man to be enclosed within its walls being Nicolas Fouquet, that dishonest Superintendent of Finance of Louis xiv who, with his embezzled millions, built the magnificent Chateau of Vaux,
Chenonceau Château, Loire, France travel video
Chenonceau, this French chateau spanning the River Cher, is one of the best-known chateaux of the Loire valley, and is the only chateau which is built above a river and connected with each bank by a bridge.
Chenonceaux is moored like a ship in the middle of the rapidly running Cher, a dozen miles or more above where that stream enters the Loire. The general effect is as if the building were set in the midst of the stream and formed a sort of island chateau.
The current chateau was built in 1514 - 1522 on the foundations of an old mill and was later extended to span the river. It took another 50 years to complete the bridge and the chateau wing on the bridge, with an architectural mixture of late Gothic and early Renaissance.
Chenonceau gets 1.3 million annual visitors, second-most popular chateau in France after Versailles.
The chateau has been classified as a Monument historique since 1840 by the French Ministry of Culture.
The original chateau built in the 13th century was torched in 1412 and later rebuilt along with a fortified mill on the site in the 1430s.
That chateau was demolished and an entirely new residence built between 1515 and 1521.
For the next 70 years the chateau changed ownership in a very complicated series of royal events that seem like an exaggerated historical movie, involving a bitter rivalry between a king's mistress and his wife. Let's try and follow this crazy chain of intrigue for a minute.
In 1535 the chateau was seized by King Francis I of France for unpaid debts to the Crown; after Francis' death in 1547, his son, King Henry II offered the chateau as a gift, not to his wife, Catherine de Medici, but to his mistress, Diane de Poitiers, who became fervently attached to the chateau along the river. Henry also gave Diane much more political power while generally ignoring his young wife Catherine for the next decade.
Diane extended the chateau across the river and oversaw the planting of extensive flower and vegetable gardens along with a variety of fruit trees.
After King Henry II died in 1559, his strong-willed widow Catherine de' Medici took revenge and forced Diane out of the chateau, making Chenonceau her own favorite residence. Catherine, who was daughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent in Florence, became one of the most powerful women in 16th century Europe. With Henry, she gave birth to three French kings and two queens, but Catherine herself reigned as de facto queen after her husband passed away, until her death in 1589.
As ruler of France, Catherine spent a fortune on the chateau, eager to outdo the work of her rival, Diane. Catherine extended the grand gallery across the entire river, adding many rooms, a new series of gardens, and throwing spectacular nighttime parties.
And yet this was a turbulent time for the country, which was suffering from religious wars between catholic and protestant that killed many thousands.
Catherine considered an even greater expansion of the chateau, to make it five times larger, but this never happened.
Catherine's son, King Henry III, gave the chateau to his wife, Louise, but then Henry was assassinated eight months later, which put his widow into a state of depression for the remainder of her days, which she spent wandering aimlessly along the chateau's corridors dressed in mourning clothes amidst somber black tapestries stitched with skulls and crossbones.
Then Catherine's son-in-law became King Henri IV and gave Chenonceau to his mistress after paying the debts of Catherine and Louise.
In 1650, Louis XIV was the last king to visit, bringing to an end the regal possession.
in 1720 The Chateau was bought by the Duke of Bourbon who eventually sold off all of the castle's contents, with many of the fine statues ending up at Versailles.
Later in the 1700s it became a gathering place for leaders of the Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
It was spared from destruction during the French Revolution, because it was essential to travel and commerce, being the only bridge across the river for many miles.
The chateau was sold several more times, finally purchased in 1913 byt the Menier family, which still owns it, and welcomes visitors every day of the year.
Places to see in ( Nancy - France ) Hotel de Ville
Places to see in ( Nancy - France ) Hotel de Ville
The Nancy Town Hall is the tallest building on Place Stanislas . It was built from 1752 to 1755 under the direction of Emmanuel Héré. On the pediment, you can find the coat of arms of the city of Nancy. The coat of arms of Stanislas Leszczynski's family is visible on the balcony of honor of the building.
The central clock is surrounded by two statues, representing justice and prudence. Under this clock, we can see the symbol of the city of Nancy, a girl holding a thistle. Since 1886, the Town Hall is classified as a historical monument.
The large facade of the Town Hall, which is decorated with the arms of Stanislas and the coat of arms of the City of Nancy, closes Place Stanislas. Three forequarters punctuate this facade which includes three levels of elevation. The ground floor is pierced by semicircular openings, a molded band separates it from the other two levels of elevation embraced by a colossal order Corinthian.
On a balustrade, are arranged alternately groups of children and pots to fire and weapon trophies at the corners.
The doors open onto a peristyle that leads to the main staircase adorned with a wrought iron ramp in one piece, a true masterpiece of Jean Lamour. The staircase, whose walls are adorned with frescoes by Girardet, leads to the Salon Carre, an Italian salon, which was the antechamber of the royal apartments.
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Chateau Hopping in Loire Valley Thomasgillam's photos around Blois, France (chateau du blois)
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Les plus beaux lieux de PORCO ROSSO - #InspirationAuVoyage
Première vidéo inspirée par le film Porco Rosso d'Hayao Miyazaki. C'est le premier film du Studio Ghibli que je traite dans cette chronique mais croyez moi il ne sera certainement pas le dernier!!
Je voulais remercier avant toute chose :
- mon grand-père pour la voix de Porco
- Le maître pour la voix de Toshio Suzuki
Et enfin un GRAND MERCI au site buta connection pour leur travail depuis dès années sur l'univers du Studio Ghibli!!!
N'hésitez pas si vous aimez Ghibli à aller faire un tour sur leur forum c'est une véritable mine d'or en terme d'informations!
Je me dois de rendre à César ce qui est à César :
Voici le blog d’un certain Olivier où j’ai pu trouver l’idée d’une des possibles localisation de l'hôtel Adriano.
Site très bien fait, même si je ne parle pas ce qui me semble être à première vue du Russe, beaucoup de photos et de comparaisons de localisations possibles pour le repère de Porco Rosso.
Vidéo du Lac iséo avec la mise en place de l’oeuvre contemporaine éphémère Regarder aussi le site de artiste Christo et Jeanne Claude ( ils ont vraiment fait des trucs de fou!! Je suis d’ailleurs surprise de ne pas avoir entendu parler de leur travail avant…
ca c’est un des sites sur lequel on peut lire que Miyazaki a été en Croatie pour préparer son film. Bon c’est un site qui promeut le tourisme dans le pays donc il est possible qu’il est un peu embelli la réalité.
l’avion de Setouchi Seaplanes, dessiné par Miyazaki
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Starting Point 1979~1996 - Hayao Miyazaki traduit par Beth Cary et Frederik L. Schodt
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Dans le Studio Ghibli s’amuser en travaillant de Toshio Suzuki - édition Kana
(je vous le recommande chaudement si vous êtes curieux d’en apprendre plus sur le Studio Ghibli mais aussi sur l’étrange personnage qu’est Monsieur Suzuki).
POSITIF n°412 juin 1995 - Entretien de Gilles et Michel Ciment avec Hayao Miyazaki “Portrait d’un cochon volant”
Préface écrit par Hayao Miyazaki dans le livre “Antoine de Saint Exupéry, dessins”
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Places to see in ( Blois - France ) Chateau Royal de Blois
Places to see in ( Blois - France ) Chateau Royal de Blois
The Royal Château de Blois is located in the Loir-et-Cher département in the Loire Valley, in France, in the center of the city of Blois. The residence of several French kings, it is also the place where Joan of Arc went in 1429 to be blessed by the Archbishop of Reims before departing with her army to drive the English from Orléans.
Built in the middle of the town that it effectively controlled, the château of Blois comprises several buildings constructed from the 13th to the 17th century around the main courtyard. It has 564 rooms and 75 staircases although only 23 were used frequently. There is a fireplace in each room. There are 100 bedrooms.
The Salle des États Généraux, built in the beginning of the 13th century, is one of the oldest seignoral rooms preserved in France, and is also the largest remaining civilian Gothic room. The room was used as a court of justice by the Counts of Blois, and was used in 1576 and 1588 for the États Généraux.
The medieval castle was purchased in 1391 by Louis I, duc d'Orléans, brother of Charles VI; after Louis' assassination, his widow, Valentina Visconti, retired to this castle at Blois. It was later inherited by their son, Charles d'Orléans the poet, who was taken prisoner at Agincourt and spent twenty-five years as a hostage in England, before returning to his beloved Blois, which he partly rebuilt as a more commodious dwelling. It became the favourite royal residence and the political capital of the kingdom under Charles' son, King Louis XII.
When Francis I took power in 1515, his wife Queen Claude had him refurbish Blois with the intention of moving to it from the Château d'Amboise. Francis initiated the construction of a new wing and created one of the period's most important libraries in the castle. But, after the death of his wife in 1524, he spent very little time at Blois and the massive library was moved to the royal Château de Fontainebleau where it was used to form the royal library that forms the core now of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
King Henry III, driven from Paris during the French Wars of Religion, lived at Blois and held the Estates-General convention there in 1576 and 1588. It was during this convention that the king had his arch-enemy, Henry I, Duke of Guise, assassinated by the king's bodyguard known as the Forty-five, when the duke came to the Chateau for a meeting with Henry in December 1588. They also killed the Duke's brother Louis II, Cardinal of Guise the following day in the dungeons.
After this, the castle was occupied by Henry IV, the first Bourbon monarch. On Henry's death in 1610, it became the place of exile for his widow, Marie de Medici, when she was expelled from the court of her son, Louis XIII.
In 1626, King Louis XIII gave the Château of Blois to his brother Gaston duc d'Orléans as a wedding gift. In 1635 there was another attempt to develop the castle but on Gaston's death in 1660, it was abandoned. The task of developing this wing was given to François Mansart, a well-known architect of the time. This wing makes up the rear wall of the court, directly opposite the Louis XII wing. The central section is composed of three horizontal layers where the superposition of Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders can be seen.
In 1841, under the direction of King Louis-Philippe, the Château de Blois was classified as a historic monument. It was restored under the direction of the architect Felix Duban, to whom is due the painted decoration on walls and beamed ceilings. The château was turned into a museum. On view for visitors are the supposed poison cabinets of Catherine de' Medici. Most likely this room, the chamber of secrets, had a much more banal purpose: exhibiting precious objects for guests.
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