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86 Aerial photos World Heritage
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The royal palace of Chambord is one of the most important castles in the world. The French Renaissance style here merged with classical Italian
architecture. Its spectacular double-helix staircase
is said to be designed by Leonard da Vinci.
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Picture taken 12.8.2006 -
aerial photo #0009-0107
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Chambord Castle was not really inhabited because it is not heatable. It was used by its different owners
as hunting and pleasure palace only.
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Picture taken 12.8.2006 -
aerial photo #0009-0095
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Carcassonne is a fortified city in South France close to the Pyrenees. Around 100BC the Romans started to fortify the hilltop. The fortress became famous during the Albigensian Crusades, when the city was a stronghold of the Cathars. The medieval fortress of Carcassonne became UNESCO world heritage in 1997.
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Picture taken 2.5.2007 -
aerial photo #0011-1354
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