Amboise - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Amboise Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
990,514,971 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Amboise

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.

Amboise

French town in the département of Indre-et-Loire, on the River Loire, 25 km/16 mi east of Tours; population (1990) 11,500. Agricultural machinery and textiles are manufactured; tourism is important. Its château, one of the finest of the Loire châteaux, rises on a terrace above the river, and was a residence of the Valois dynasty. Other buildings in the town include a 12th-century church.

The château was damaged during World War II, but has been restored; the Gothic King's Lodge dates from the 15th century, as does the Chapel of St-Hubert, which was used by the queen as an oratory. The artist Leonardo da Vinci died at Amboise in 1519.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
Thereupon a eulogy of the marvellous fish, with a thousand delicate allusions to the young betrothed of Marguerite of Flanders, then sadly cloistered in at Amboise, and without a suspicion that Labor and Clergy, Nobility and Merchandise had just made the circuit of the world in his behalf.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
Four years after the scene we have just described, two horsemen, well mounted, traversed Blois early in the morning, for the purpose of arranging a hawking party the king had arranged to make in that uneven plain the Loire divides in two, which borders on the one side Meung, on the other Amboise.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.