Château de Blois

Deutsch: Das Schloss Blois ist eines der bekanntesten Schlösser der Loire.

English: The Château de Blois is one of the most renowned châteaux of the Loire Valley.

Français : Le Château de Blois fait partie des châteaux de la Loire.

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Outside facade	Outside facade	Louis XII wing with the gallery Charles VIII and the castle chapel	Louis XII wing with the gallery Charles VIII and the castle chapel
Facade in the inner courtyard	Facade in the inner courtyard	Louis XII wing at the left and the gallery Charles VIII at the right	Southern stair tower
Northern stair tower	Gallery	Facade details in the inner courtyard	Equestrian statue of Louis XII above the portal
Equestrian statue of Louis XII above the portal	Equestrian statue of Louis XII above the portal	Equestrian statue of Louis XII above the portal	Close up of the equestrian statue
Balcony and spire light at the outside facade	Fireplace	Musée des Beaux-arts	Emblem of Louis XII above the portal
Outside facade at the portal

Facade in the inner courtyard with the spiral staircase	Western part of the facade in the inner courtyard and the spiral staircase	Spiral staircase	Spiral staircase
Spiral staircase	Spiral staircase	Spiral staircase, close up	The Façade des Loges, northern aspect
The Façade des Loges, north-western aspect	The Façade des Loges, north-western aspect	The Façade des Loges, northern aspect	The Façade des Loges, western aspect
The Façade des Loges, western aspect	Northern part of the Façade des Loges above Blois	The Façade des Loges c. 1890-1900	Facade detail
Facade detail	The so called Chamber of secrets, Catherine de' Medici's cabinet	Catherine de' Medici's cabinet	Catherine de' Medici's cabinet
The queen's gallery	The queen's oratorio	The king's bedroom

Facades in the inner courtyard	Facade in the inner courtyard	Facade in the inner courtyard	Round gable with bust of Gaston d'Orléans
Triangular gable with greek statues	Dome of the staircase designed by François Mansard	Dome of the staircase designed by François Mansard	Dome of the staircase

Entrance side

Gable of the chapel's entrance

Interior view

Ceiling

The Tour du Foix

Floor plan of the château's first floor	Floor plan of the château during the Middle Ages	Floor plan of the château and its gardens around 1575	The château and its gardens around 1575
Facade in the inner courtyard before 1635	Engraving of the château by Jacques Rigaud	Balustrade, etching by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc	Floor plan of the Pavillon d'Anne de Bretagne
Engraving of the facade in the inner courtyard by Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau	Engraving of the Façade des Loges by Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau