Talk:Château de Chambord

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Why french name?[edit]

Why is king Francis I, called François i in an english article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.216.51.116 (talk) 12:16, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Date of Acquisition[edit]

Hi. The official website (linked in the article) says that the French government acquired the castle in 1932, not 1930 as the article states (unless it was meant to be the 1930's). Regards, Redux 14:15, 16 Sep 2004 (UTC)

NPOV- Picture captions describing it as "Magnificient" and "Impressive" seem accurate to me, but definitely not NPOV.

It's POV, but it's uncontroversial. If someone wanted to seriously contest it, we could dig up the opinions of a few notable architects who find it magnificent and impressive.

How long were those there? I removed them, we should let the images speak for themselves. At least in 2006 we don't let those slide by. ;-) I also trimmed excess images (the kings were a bit much, they have their own articles, and it's not like the average reader can navigate the page by their portraits), enlarged others, and put two of the panoramas in a gallery section. Better a few good images on the page. There also should be more than just a line about its tourist functions. Are the grounds open? Are there interpretive tours (presumably)? Are there outbuildings?. --Dhartung | Talk 22:04, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Ducal Family[edit]

The sentence 'It actually belongs to King Peter II Nadeau-Bourbon and his direct descendant King Peter III, rightful heir to the throne of France.' was inserted by an anonymous user on 8/9/2006, and is either:

Inserted at the wrong spot and should be moved to a separate paragraph or section and provided with some reference
Spurious and POV

If nobody can substantiate the claim of King Peter II, I am all for removing the sentence. --mililani 13:22, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No opinion? I'll remove the sentence then. --mililani 13:45, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, there should be some notable architects out there who will straighten shit out. Mwahcysl (talk) 08:24, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

June 22, 1944[edit]

Perhaps interesting trivia: From: An article on American, William Kalan, receiving the Legion of Honor [1]

On June 22, 1944, German anti-aircraft fire knocked out one of his plane's four engines. Kalan took the crippled plane out of formation, hoping to get away. But then German fighters hit his bomber and knocked out two more engines. With only one engine left, Kalan ordered his nine crew members to bail out and then jumped, too.
Just before he hit the ground, he saw his plane swerve and miss a huge white building, which turned out to be the Chateau de Chambord, one of France's Renaissance treasures. Inside, the French had hidden priceless objects from the Louvre, including the Mona Lisa.
Later, when he learned what was in the chateau, he was amazed.
"I almost killed the 'Mona Lisa,' " he said.

--Lent (talk) 22:02, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

These looney American war stories totally crafted out of thin air are getting nerve racking. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.2.150.19 (talk) 17:43, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Modern History[edit]

Changed wording "also a white elephant on which much money is spent every year." to "unfortunately is not profitable". --10:48, 17 August 2007

WikiProject class rating[edit]

This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 02:52, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bad Link[edit]

"A gallery of high resolution photos taken of Chambord in 2009" points to a Yahoo/Flickr page that has been classified as 'private'. Looks like the owner of the gallery no longer wants to share with the public. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.6.107.171 (talk) 05:56, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:Chambord Castle Northwest facade.jpg[edit]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Chambord Castle Northwest facade.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on May 7, 2014. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2014-05-07. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:26, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the day

A panoramic view of the northwest façade of Château de Chambord. Built between 1519 and 1547 by King Francis I as a hunting lodge, it was heavily extended afterwards. The château is an example of Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. This château is the largest of the Loire Valley, measuring 156 metres (512 ft) long and topping 56 metres (184 ft) in height. Chambord has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.Photograph: Benh Lieu Song

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Misleading image of Waddesdon manor[edit]

According to the caption the Waddesdon manor image shows "One of the twin staircase-towers". However this staircase is barely visible in the actual image. A much more appropriate image, which would fit the caption, and nicely matches the Chambord staircase image further up, is available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Waddesdon_Manor#/media/File:Stairs_in_Waddesdon_manor_(geograph_3641793).jpg

154.5.239.29 (talk) 19:15, 16 November 2019 (UTC) David G.[reply]

To add to article[edit]

Basic information to add to this article: who (or which organization within the French government) owns and maintains this property? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 19:14, 18 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A good and markworthy point. Worthy of a byword indeed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C7:9C97:5D01:E979:6801:99D4:A647 (talk) 09:10, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]