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Blois Chateau Description
In the center of Blois is the spacious Place Victor-Hugo, with the 17th century church of St-Vincent and the Pavillon d'Anne de Bretagne, set against the majestic backdrop of the Château with its loggias and galleries and oriel windows.

The Château, built in stages between the 13th and the 17th century, reflects changing architectural styles over five centuries. It is laid out around a large central courtyard, partly open only on the southeast side. The Château is entered through the Louis XII wing (1498-1503), built in red brick and natural stone. Over both the large and the small doorway appears the crowned porcupine, the emblem of Louis XII, and above the large doorway, framed in Late Gothic ornament, is an equestrian figure of
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Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Baroque or Rococo;  Castle, chateau, palace;  Architecture - Gothic;  Historic site
Blois Chateau Highlights

Francis I Wing

The Francis I wing (Aile François I) of the Blois Château contains a series of handsome state apartments, the decoration of which, however, mostly dates from the 19th century. The tiles still show
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Gaston d'Orleans Wing

The three-story classical-style Gaston d'Orléans wing (unfinished) of Blois Château on the southwest side of the courtyard was built in 1635-1638 by François Mansart, the leading French exponent of
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Louis XII Wing

Along the inner wall of the two-story Louis XII wing in Blois Château, built of red brick and light-colored stone, runs an arcaded gallery, at each end of which is a staircase tower containing a
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St Calais

In the southeast part of Blois in the Château St-Calais. The Louis XII wing is followed by the Galerie Charles d'Orléans, with the Late Gothic chapel of St-Calais. In front of the chapel is a
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Address
Blois Château
F-41000 Blois
France
http://www.ville-blois.fr/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=21
Hours
January 2 to March 31
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Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Closed12:3012:3012:3012:3012:3012:3012:30
Open13:3013:3013:3013:3013:3013:3013:30
Closed17:3017:3017:3017:3017:3017:3017:30
April 1 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Closed18:3018:3018:3018:3018:3018:3018:30
October 1 to December 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Closed12:3012:3012:3012:3012:3012:3012:30
Open13:3013:3013:3013:3013:3013:3013:30
Closed17:3017:3017:3017:3017:3017:3017:30
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
Adult7.00 Euros
Concession or reduced rate5.00 Euros
Child 17 & under3.00 Euros
Child 5 & underFREE
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