Château de Chanteloup
The Château de Chanteloup was an imposing 18th-century French château with elaborate gardens, compared by some contemporaries to Versailles. It was located in the Loire Valley on the south bank of the river Loire, downstream from the town of Amboise and about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) southwest of the royal Château d'Amboise. From 1761 to 1785 Chanteloup belonged to King Louis XV's prime minister, the Duke of Choiseul. The château was mostly demolished in 1823, but some features of the park remain, notably the Pagoda of Chanteloup, a significant tourist attraction.
| Château de Chanteloup | |
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View from the north in 1767 | |
Location within France | |
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| Architectural style | Baroque and Neoclassical |
| Town or city | Amboise (Indre-et-Loire) |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 47.39548°N 0.96988°E |
| Construction started | 1583 |
| Renovated | c. 1700, 1711, 1762 |
| Demolished | 1823 |
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