シュノンソー城

Chateau Chenonceau
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水面に浮かぶ美しい城。

アンリ二世がディアーヌ・ド・ポワチエに与えていた城。アンリ二世は生前、3日を置かずにこの城を訪れたといわれている。この時代、距離を考えると大変な労力が必要だったと思われる。

アンリ二世の死後、正妻カトリーヌ・ド・メディチに取り上げられれ、ショーモン城を与えられる。カトリーヌ・ド・メディチもこの美しい城を気に入り使ったらしい。建造から、代々の主人が女性だったことから、「６人の奥方の城」という別名もある。

ventually, the chateau was seized by King François I for unpaid debts to the Crown, and after François' death, King Henri II offered the chateau as a gift to his mistress, Diane de Poitiers who became fervently attached to the chateau and its view along the river. She would have the arched bridge constructed, joining the chateau to its opposite bank. She then oversaw the planting of extensive flower and vegetable gardens along with a variety of fruit trees. Set along the banks of the river, but buttressed from flooding by stone terraces, the exquisite gardens were laid out in four triangles. After King Henri died, his widow, the strong-willed Catherine de Medici, had Diane de Poitiers removed to the Chateau Chaumont. Queen Catherine made it her own favorite residence, adding a series of gardens as well.-wikipedia.en

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http://wiki.draconia.jp/images/Chateau_de_Chenonceau.JPG

from http://galt-crtn.org/loire/loire.htm

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