Chambord with its 440 rooms is the largest of the Loire country châteaux. Its scale foreshadows versailles. Its sudden apparition at the end of an avenue and the sight of its white mass gradually widening and becoming clearer in detail, make a deep impression, even more striking at sunset. To this must be added the fine structural unity of the building, the rich decoration it owes to the Renaissance, which was then at its height, and finally two wonderful features : The grand staircase and the terrace.
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