Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Amboise

The construction of this church was started about 1107 by Hugues, the first Lord of Amboise. It replaced an ancient church, probably from the 4th century, dedicated to St. Martin of Tours. The Romanesque church was part of a Benedictine priory, depending from the abbey Saint-Julien de Tours but as well served the parish. The structure got modified and enlarged in the 16th century. Strange scenes are on (13thc.?) capitals inside the church. This is a scene from a deadly battle. A massacre. To the very left a soul is already taken by an angel and blessed by God. Maybe. The frieze above has birds to the left. Surprisingly further to the right are a camel and two mermaids. The camel creates a context to the crusades. Maybe not.

The construction of this church was started about 1107 by Hugues, the first Lord of Amboise. It replaced an ancient church, probably from the 4th century, dedicated to St. Martin of Tours. The Romanesque church was part of a Benedictine priory, depending from the abbey Saint-Julien de Tours but as well served the parish. The structure got modified and enlarged in the 16th century. Strange scenes are on (13thc.?) capitals inside the church. A "Master of Beasts" performing with two-headed, winged(?) snakes? Surely creatures of hell just like animals standing upright. The devil shows a well dressed sinner, while a lady with long braids does a perfect handstand.

Late afternoon in Amboise - the doors opf St. Denis are still open. The construction of this church was started about 1107 by Hugues, the first Lord of Amboise. It replaced an ancient church, probably from the 4th century, dedicated to St. Martin of Tours. The Romanesque church was part of a Benedictine priory, depending from the abbey Saint-Julien de Tours but as well served the parish. The structure got modified and enlarged in the 16th century. The modified side portal - and scaffoldings to the right.

Late afternoon in Amboise - the doors opf St. Denis are still open. The construction of this church was started about 1107 by Hugues, the first Lord of Amboise. It replaced an ancient church, probably from the 4th century, dedicated to St. Martin of Tours. The Romanesque church was part of a Benedictine priory, depending from the abbey Saint-Julien de Tours but as well served the parish. The structure got modified and enlarged in the 16th century.

The "Tour de l'Horloge" once was a city gate ("Porte de l’Amasse") and part of the fortification. The pilgrims following the Via Turonensis entered Amboise here

The "Château d'Amboise rises over the town. It´s owner Louis d'Amboise had unsucessfully plotted against Louis XI and was condemned to be executed in 1431. King Charles VII (aka "le Bien-Servi") pardoned him but took his château at Amboise. For about two centuries the château was a favourite of French kings. Over many decades the château got rebuilt. First in flamboyant Gothic later under Italian architects in Renaissance style. It was here, where Charles VIII died in 1498, afte after he hit his head on a door lintel. Francis I was raised here. He later invited Leonardo da Vinci to Amboise. Leonardo arrived in 1515 and lived here upto his death in 1519. Following his last will, Leonardo got buried on the graveyard of Saint Florentin, a collegiate, in Amboise. In 1874 the bones got transferred to the Saint-Hubert chapel, part of the château, so the tomb now is in the chapel seen here. www.chateau-amboise.com/en/

The "Château d'Amboise rises over the town. It´s owner Louis d'Amboise had unsucessfully plotted against Louis XI and was condemned to be executed in 1431. King Charles VII (aka "le Bien-Servi") pardoned him but took his château at Amboise. For about two centuries the château was a favourite of French kings. Over many decades the château got rebuilt. First in flamboyant Gothic later under Italian architects in Renaissance style. It was here, where Charles VIII died in 1498, afte after he hit his head on a door lintel. Francis I was raised here. He later invited Leonardo da Vinci to Amboise. Leonardo arrived in 1515 and lived here upto his death in 1519. Henry II and Catherine de Medici raised their children here along with Mary Stuart, the child Queen of Scotland who had been promised in marriage to the future French Francis II. www.chateau-amboise.com/en/

The "Château d'Amboise rises over the town. It´s owner Louis d'Amboise had unsucessfully plotted against Louis XI and was condemned to be executed in 1431. King Charles VII (aka "le Bien-Servi") pardoned him but took his château at Amboise. For about two centuries the château was a favourite of French kings. Over many decades the château got rebuilt. First in flamboyant Gothic later under Italian architects in Renaissance style. It was here, where Charles VIII died in 1498, afte after he hit his head on a door lintel. Francis I was raised here. He later invited Leonardo da Vinci to Amboise. Leonardo arrived in 1515 and lived here upto his death in 1519. Henry II and Catherine de Medici raised their children here along with Mary Stuart, the child Queen of Scotland who had been promised in marriage to the future French Francis II. www.chateau-amboise.com/en/