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Normandy, Brittany and the Chateaux Country QuickTour
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Catherine de Medici evicted Diane on Henri's death and transformed the bridge into an Italian style gallery
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A plane tree-lined avenue leads to the elegant Chateau de Chenonceau
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Chartres Cathedral
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The collection of stained glass in Chartres is world-renowned
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This South Rose Window illustrates the Apolcalypse with Christ in Majesty, c.1225
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The stained glass were donated by royalty, aristocracy and merchants between 1210 and 1240
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The famous Blue Virgin Window on the south side
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The labyrinth, inlaid in the nave floor, was a feature of most medieval cathedrals
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Royal Portal at the western front
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The Palace of Versailles. The present palace was started by Louis XIV in 1668
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Architect Louis Le Vau built the first section which expanded into an enlarged courtyard
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The beautiful interior of the Royal Chapel is decorated with Corinthian columns and white marblef