France · 16th century
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 1518 and 1527, this château is considered one of the foremost examples of early French renaissance architecture. Set on an island in the middle of the Indre river, this picturesque château has become one of the most popular of the châteaux of the Loire valley.
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Château d'Azay-le-Rideau ranks #350 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #39 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1510, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 10,118 times in the last 60 days, more than 94% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tours, 22 km away. It is one of the 73 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Loire Valley. It is stop 11 of 32 on the Loire Valley château route, Angers to Orléans. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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