Chateau de Chambord
LocationFrance
Year1547
TypeChateau
About Chateau de Chambord
The largest chateau in the Loire Valley with 426 rooms. Francis I commissioned it as a hunting lodge. The double-helix staircase may have been designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Over 800 sculpted columns on the roof. The architecture blends medieval and Renaissance styles. Over 700,000 visitors annually.