France · 10th century
The Château d'Amboise (French pronunciation: [ʃato dɑ̃bwaz]) is a château in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire department of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt. King Charles VIII died at the château in 1498 after hitting his head on a door lintel. The château fell into decline from the second half of the 16th century and the majority of the interior buildings were later demolished, but some survived and have been restored, along with the outer defensive circuit of towers and walls. It has been recognised as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1840.
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Château d'Amboise ranks #107 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 950, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 193 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 35,573 times in the last 60 days, more than 99% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tours, 23 km away. It is one of the 73 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Loire Valley. It is stop 19 of 32 on the Loire Valley château route, Angers to Orléans. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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