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Originally Posted by RMJ
Kings of France are cool ! Or well... not so much the kings but their "homes" ! Versailles for example !  |
I prefer Chambord
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And those kings were like crazy. It took 1800 people and some decades to build Chambord (around 1519-1547) and François 1er lived in it only 7 weeks! It was only to impress his rival, Charles Quint!
And if you ever think that its front looks
a bit "poor" 
, check out an
aerial view from the rear then
Chambord at Wiki