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Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is a French Renaissance château in the Loire Valley, built from 1518 by Gilles Berthelot on an Indre River island.
Château de Villandry is a Loire Valley château in France, completed around 1536 by Jean Le Breton and noted for its Renaissance gardens.
Château de Cheverny is a Loire Valley château in France, built in the 17th century for the Hurault family and known for preserved interiors.
Château de Saumur is a Loire fortress and residence in France, rebuilt by the dukes of Anjou and pictured in the Très Riches Heures.
Château de Chinon is a royal fortress in France's Loire Valley, where Joan of Arc met the future Charles VII in 1429 during the Hundred Years' War.
Château de Sully-sur-Loire is a moated Loire castle in France, rebuilt from the late 14th century and later home to the duc de Sully.
Tours Cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-Gatien in France, built from 1170 to 1547 and known for its Flamboyant Gothic west front.
Château de Langeais is a Loire Valley castle in France, rebuilt by Louis XI from 1465 and site of Charles VIII's 1491 marriage to Anne of Brittany.
Château de Loches is a royal fortress in France's Loire Valley, noted for its 11th-century keep and later use as a state prison.
Orleans Cathedral is the Sainte-Croix cathedral in France, rebuilt after Huguenot destruction and linked to Joan of Arc's 1429 siege.
