Castles and chateaux of old Touraine and the Loire country (1906)
Miltoun, Francis · Boston, L. C. Page · leaf 416
he wind,northward and southward, as far as the eyecan reach. Beside it one sees another line ofblue water, as if it were a strand detached fromthe broader band. This is the Canal Lateralde la Loire, one of those inland waterways ofFrance which add so much to the prosperityof the land. Above… … Chateau de Gien Berry and George Sands Country 319 the chateau of Gien piercing the horizon. Thechateau is a most curious affair, with its chain-built blocks of stone, and its red and black —or nearly black — brique, crossed and recrossedin quaint geometrical designs. It was built in1494 for Dame…
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