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    Azay-le-Rideau (French pronunciation: [azɛ lə ʁido] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in central-west France...
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    The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (pronounced [azɛ lə ʁido]) is located in the town of Azay-le-Rideau in the French département of Indre-et-Loire. Built between...
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  • Azay-le-Rideau, in the Indre-et-Loire department Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, a chateau in Azay-le-Rideau Azay-sur-Cher, in the Indre-et-Loire department Azay-sur-Indre...
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    from Chenin grapes. Touraine Azay-le-Rideau: located in the wine-growing area surrounding the Château of Azay-le-Rideau, this village gives its name to...
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    July Monarchy (1815–1848). In his novel he also mentions the château Azay-le-Rideau, in the Loire Valley, which can still be visited today. Henriette de...
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    as the towers at La Rochelle, and Renaissance châteaux such as Azay-le-Rideau, to Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye. The CMN is also responsible for making...
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  • around the world in her Citroën 2CV. She then moved to her castle in Azay-le-Rideau in 1986 and opened the Jardins de la Chatonnière [fr] to the public...
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    such as the Château de Montsoreau, Château d'Amboise, Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, Château de Chambord, Château de Chinon, Château du Rivau, Château d'Ussé...
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    ministers built or rebuilt palatial residences nearby. The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (1518–1527) was constructed on an island in the Ile River by Gilles Berthelot...
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  • children upon his death, but was forced to sign the unfavorable treaty of Azay-le-Rideau on 4 July 1189 (two days before his death) with the king of France and...
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    strongly influenced by its natural space. The historic city that is nicknamed "Le Petit Paris" and its region by its history and culture has always been a land...
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  • (22 December 1856 in Saint-Quentin-des-Isles – 17 December 1921 in Azay-le-Rideau) was a French sport shooter and he won a Silver medal in Shooting at...
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    d'accueil dans l'église entre le IVe et le XIIe siècle, sous la direction de Christian Sapin, Éditions CTHS, 2002. Cécile Voyer, Les Plantagenêts et la chapelle...
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    kept the steep roofs of medieval castles as can be seen for example at Azay-le-Rideau (1518), and the original Scottish baronial style might have been influenced...
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    from Le Mans to Saumur, capturing Tours in the process, before forcing him to acknowledge Richard as his heir. Finally, by the Treaty of Azay-le-Rideau (4...
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    Image Azay-le-Rideau Azay-le-Rideau Indre-et-Loire 47°15′33″N 0°27′58″E / 47.25917°N 0.46611°E / 47.25917; 0.46611 (Château d'Azay-le-Rideau) Masterpiece...
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    technological history museum located in the mill at Marnay, near the Château of Azay-le-Rideau, France. It has acquired numerous important objects displayed in vast...
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    was born in 1743 Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French philosopher, known as Le Philosophe Inconnu (d. 1803). Abd el Kader Ibn Mouhi Ad-Din (c. 1807 – 1883)...
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    Ballan, the two sides negotiated once again, resulting in the Treaty of Azay-le-Rideau on 4 July 1189, and the ill-stricken Henry had to recognize his son...
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    Renaissance châteaux: Chenonceau, the exterior staircase from Blois, and Azay-le-Rideau. It took four years to build the home (1902–1906) at a cost of six million...
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    1815 – 22 December 1885) was a French botanist and mycologist born in Azay-le-Rideau. He originally studied law at Poitiers, but his interest later turned...
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    left). Young emperor Young crown prince Vĩnh Thụy (right) boarding the Azay-le-Rideau steamer bound for Marseille, to study in France,1922. Crown prince Vĩnh...
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    aircraft and landed in German-occupied France, near the village of Azay-le-Rideau in the heart of the Loire Valley. Her cover was that she was a commercial...
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  • successful in 1189 with the help of Philip II and French forces, Treaty of Azay-le-Rideau, Prince Richard becomes king of England at expense of Henry II following...
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    birthplace of: Gabriel Dugrès (fl. 1643), French Huguenot grammarian Anne Le Fèvre Dacier (1654–1720), scholar and translator of classics Jeanne Delanoue...
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    war; the last known user was Syria. The Maurice Dufresne Museum, in Azay-le-Rideau, and the State Military Technical Museum, at Ivanovskoje, exhibit surviving...
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  • acquired by the French Centre des Monuments Nationaux for the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau museum, could be attributed to him on stylistic grounds: La Vision de...
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    northwest, Civray-sur-Esves to the northeast, Cussay to the east, Neuilly-le-Brignon to the southeast, Abilly to the south, and the department of Vienne...
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    of climbing roses. Azay-le-Rideau – The Gardens of la Chatonnière are located three kilometers from the château of Azay-le-Rideau. They were created beginning...
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    families seeking to polish their French. Situated at the rented Château Azay-le-Rideau in the Loire Valley, de Mauny relied on his wife's contacts to supply...
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