The fortress of Chaumont sur Loire was built at about the year 1000 to watch border between the counties of Blois and of Anjou. In 1465, Louis XI makes burn and shave the castle which will be rebuilt a few years later. Property of the family of Amboise for 500 years, it is Charles II d' Amboise who inaugurates his(her) transformation in castle of enjoyment(approval) in the Renaissance style. The sculpted decoration(set) becomes more important and the major element of the external facades. In 1550, Catherine de Médicis acquires the domain, but does not throw(launch) big(great) construction sites(works) on the castle, from which she parts in 1560, to the advantage of Diana de Poitiers. The old(former) favorite of the king implements works which confer on her her current physiognomy, with especially, the completion of the paths round the battlements of the châtelet of entrance(entry) and of the tower St Nicholas' Day. In 1750, Jacques-Donatien Leray orders the destruction of the wing the North and opens so an unique(only) point of view on the Loire. He welcomes the Italian sculptor Jean-Baptiste Nini. The castle presents the most beautiful collection to the world of medallions "unique(" only) rooms "(parts",plays ") of this famous sculptor today. In 1875, Marie-Charlotte-Constance Say buys the castle and gets married to the prince Henri-Amédée of Broglie. She decorates rooms(parts,plays) with the furniture Renaissance and supervises numerous works to return the house deserving of the biggest(greatest) receptions. It is the architect Paul-Ernest Sanson who will be charging up of this construction site(work). The latter(This last) also conceives(designs) the luxurious stables. Finally, the architect Marcel Boille proceeds to the edification of the firm model of the Domain. Given up(Sold) to the State in 1938 by the Princess d' Orléans and Bourbon, the Domain of Chaumont-sur-Loire is the property of the Centre region since 2007 and Public Cultural Cooperation Establishment since January, 2008.
Access
Chaumont-sur-Loire est situé entre Blois et Tours, à 185 km de Paris. Autoroute A10 et A85, sortie Blois ou Amboise. Nombreux trains directs chaque jour sur la ligne Paris Austerlitz – Orléans – Tours, arrêt à Onzain (le Domaine se situe à 15 minutes à pied de la gare d'Onzain).
Website
http://www.domaine-chaumont.fr
Phone
02 54 20 99 22

Address
41150 Chaumont-sur-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France