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Spiral staircase of the Château de Blois

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Loire Valley, France The spiral staircase at the wing of Francois I. The staircase, which was at the center of the facade before Gaston d"Orleans began to modify the castle is a masterpiece. When the Italianate straight flights of stairs appeared in the Loire Valley after the Gothic period, the shape of the spiral staircase in a protruding octagonal cage was considered rather ordinary. The staircase, with its three floors of balconies looking on to the Court of Honor, is perfectly suitable…
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