Amboise

As we arrived in Amboise, we couldn't help but be enthralled by its charming beauty. The quaint streets lined with half-timbered houses and the imposing silhouette of the Château d'Amboise perched on a hilltop immediately transported me back in time. After checking into our cozy house, we decided to take a leisurely stroll along the banks of the River Loire, enjoying the peaceful ambiance and admiring the stunning views of the château reflecting on the water.
 

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<p>Amboise (Indre-et-Loire).<br />
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Rampe d'accès au château.</p>
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<p>Amboise (Indre-et-Loire). <br />
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Le château. <br />
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Au fond, la grosse tour Heurtault et devant, la chapelle Saint-Hubert. Au premier plan, la petite Tour-Pleine. <br />
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Le logis de Louis XI était entre la chapelle et la Tour-Pleine,<br />
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La Tour Heurtault est une des deux grosses tours cavalières. D'architecture renaissance, la tour des Minimes et la tour Heurtault, permettaient aux attelages de monter sur les terrasses du château. <br />
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La chapelle Saint-Hubert fut édifiée et sculptée entre 1491 et 1496 par des artistes flamands dans le pur goût Gothique flamboyant en tuffeau blanc à l'initiative de Charles VIII. La chapelle saint Hubert (XVe) abrite la tombe de Léonard de Vinci.</p>
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<p>Amboise (Indre-et-Loire)<br />
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La chapelle Saint-Hubert.<br />
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Chapelle dédiée à Saint Hubert, patron des chasseurs.<br />
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La chapelle Saint-Hubert fut édifiée et sculptée entre 1491 et 1496 par des artistes flamands dans le pur goût Gothique flamboyant en tuffeau blanc à l'initiative de Charles VIII. <br />
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Elle fut bâtie sur les fondations d’un ancien oratoire datant du règne de Louis XI, le père de Charles VIII.<br />
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La chapelle servira d'oratoire à Anne de Bretagne, avant de devenir la dernière demeure présumée du corps de Léonard de Vinci, mort à Amboise le 2 mai 1519. <br />
Selon son souhait, Léonard de Vinci fut inhumé au château. Sa tombe se trouvait initialement dans la collégiale du château, mais celle-ci devenue vétuste fut démolie en 1808, et La sépulture de l’artiste fut donc transférée dans la chapelle, en 1874.<br />
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En 1489 Charles VIII  entreprend des travaux:  Il aménage un logis et construit la chapelle Saint-Hubert appelée chapelle du roi dans les documents. Le décor sculpté date de 1495-1496. A la même époque des bâtiments sont réaménagés Dès la fin de année 1493 le roi et la reine s'installent dans le logis rénové et la chapelle est mise en service alors même que le décor n'est pas terminé. Un compte d'ameublement* daté du 1er octobre 1493 mentionne  &quot;la chappelle&quot;,  &quot;la gallerie haulte de la chambre du roy&quot; et &quot;la gallerie basse de la chambre de la royne&quot;.<br />
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La chapelle a fait l’objet d’une importante restauration, qui aura duré deux ans et demi. Les travaux auront coûté 3,5 millions d’euros, couverts par l’Etat et la Fondation Saint-Louis (propriétaire du monument).<br />
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*Bulletin de la société archéologique de Touraine - Tours 1866-1870 253-304.  Le compte d'ameublement apporte des précisions sur la nature des travaux entrepris les années précédentes qui se décomposent en réparations, reconstructions et constructions nouvelles.</p>
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<p>The Château d'Amboise is located on a spur above the river Loire. The strategic qualities of the site were recognised before the medieval construction of the castle, and a Gallic oppidum was built there. In the late 9th century, Ingelgarius was made viscount of Orléans, and through his mother, was related to Hugh the Abbot, tutor to the French kings. Ingelgarius married Adelais, a member of a prominent family who controlled Château d'Amboise. He was later made Count of the Angevins and his rise can be attributed to his political connections and reputation as a soldier.<br />
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Château d'Amboise would pass through Ingelgarius and Adelais' heirs, and he was succeeded by their son, Fulk the Red. As Fulk the Red expanded his territory, Amboise, Loches, and Villentrois formed the core of his possessions. Amboise lay on the eastern frontier of the Angevins holdings.<br />
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Amboise and its castle descended through the family to Fulke Nerra in 987. Fulk had to contend with the ambitions of Odo I, Count of Blois who wanted to expand his own territory into Anjou. Odo I could call on the support of many followers and instructed Conan, Count of Rennes, Gelduin of Saumur, and Abbot Robert of Saint-Florent de Saumur to harass Fulk's properties. While Conan was busy on Anjou's western border, Gelduin and Robert attempted to isolate the easternmost castles of Amboise and Loches by raiding the Saumurois and disrupting communications. To further threaten Amboise, fortifications were erected at Chaumont and Montsoreau, while Saint-Aignan was garrisoned.<br />
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There is actually a 12th-century Book of the Construction of the Castle of Amboise and the Deeds of Its Lords.<br />
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Since 1840, the Château d'Amboise has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. Today, the present comte de Paris, descendant of Louis-Philippe, repairs and maintains the château through the Fondation Saint-Louis.<br />
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Adapted from Wikipedia<br />
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PS: To the right of the castle, covered in scaffolding, is the Chapel of Saint-Hubert, the reputed burial place of Leonardo da Vinci (although there's no evidence to support this claim). Leonardo definitely lived in Amboise for the final three years of his life and was buried there at his own request, but his bones were lost during the turbulence of the French Revolution, and until DNA tests prove otherwise, no one knows where his remains are.<br />
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