Philibert de l'Orme
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Philibert de l'Orme was a French architect and writer, and one of the great masters of French Renaissance architecture. His surname is also written De l'Orme, de L'Orme, or Delorme.
Portrait of Philibert de l'Orme, from a book of 1626
The Hôtel de Bullioud in Lyon
Portal to the Château d'Anet, built for Diane de Poitiers
Garden facade of the Chateau de Saint-Maur (1541, demolished 1796)
Château de Chenonceau
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The Château de Chenonceau is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire Val
Philibert de l'Orme
…which were planned by another royal architect, Pierre Lescot. His major projects included the Château de St Maur-des-Fossés, the Château d'Anet, the Château de Chenonceau in the Loire Valley; the royal Château de Madrid in the Bois de Boulogne; the Château de Vincennes, and major modifications to the Palace of Fontainebleau…
The Château de Chenonceau, on the river Cher
View of the château from the edge of the formal gardens to the west of the residence. The medieval keep to the left is the last vestige of the previous château, located in what is now the forecourt, still surrounded by moats.
The château with de l'Orme's bridge, before the addition of the gallery: views from the west (top) and east (bottom), drawn by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau c. 1570
View from the northeast showing the chapel and the library