Château de Chenonceau (English spelling)

Japanese: Château de Chenonceau(英語表記)ChateaudeChenonceau
Château de Chenonceau (English spelling)

…A small village in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France, located on the River Cher, a tributary of the Loire. It is known for the Château de Chenonceau, one of the most famous castles on the Loire. The main building was built by Thomas Boyet, a tax collector for Francis I, between 1515 and 1522. Diane de Poitiers, the favorite of Henry II, added a bridge, and Catherine de Medici, who later acquired the castle in exchange for the Château de Chaumont, built a two-storey gallery over the bridge, giving the castle its current appearance. …

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Japanese:

…フランス中部,アンドル・エ・ロアール県の小村で,ロアール川の支流シェール河畔に位置する。ロアール河畔の城館中屈指の名城シュノンソーの城館Château de Chenonceauがあることで知られる。この城館は,フランソア1世の徴税吏トマ・ボイエが1515年から22年にかけて造営した本館部を基に,アンリ2世の寵姫ディアーヌ・ド・ポアティエが橋を付け加え,さらに,その後ショーモン城と引替えにこの城を手中に収めたカトリーヌ・ド・メディシスが橋の上に2層のギャラリーを造営して,ほぼ現在の姿をとるにいたった。…

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