France, Château d’Amboise

The royal Chateau at Amboise is located in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire department of the Loire Valley in France. The promontory on which the castle is built was fortified as of Gallo-Roman times. In the11th century a castle was built here by Fulk Nerra, Count of Anjou. Expanded and improved over time, on 4 September 1434 it was confiscated by Charles VII of France, after its owner, Louis d’Amboise, was convicted of plotting against Louis XI.The king rebuilt the castle, beginning in 1492. The chateau has a three-story facade flanked by two enormous squat towers.