Chambord: The Castle, The King & The Architect
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Production year2015
Programme formatOne-off
GenresDocumentary
Runtime
52 min
Synopsis
The best-known and most impressive castle in the Loire valley, Chambord has remained an enigma to generations of researchers. Who was the architect? What significance did King Francois I, who commissioned Chambord, want the castle to have? And what role did his friend and “king’s architect” Leonardo da Vinci play? Conceived by a young monarch who loved hunting and chivalry, this “dream in stone” is still a puzzle to researchers 500 years later, especially since no preliminary designs have ever been found. Why did the King embark on this epic project in the heart of the marshlands in 1519?
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Gedeon Programmes
- Associate producer : ARTE France
- Film exports/foreign sales : Terranoa
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Technical details
- Programme format : One-off
- Type : TV programme
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Documentary
- Themes : History, Architecture
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 52 min
