Areas for hire
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1. The Sun Room
Louis XIV, the Sun King, has already chosen this room for hosting his receptions. The interior shutters, carved with radiant suns, his symbol, still bear witness to him.
2. The Hunting Room
A tribute to the tapestries of The Hanging of King François’ Hunts which once adorned the walls, this room is now decorated with portraits of the illustrious inhabitants and guests of Chambord.
3. The Bourbons Room
Portraits of the royal sovereigns of the Bourbons family and the billiard table of Charles X are on display in this room.
4. The Great Cross-Shaped Room
Dedicated to hosting banquets since the time of François I, this room harbours the famous double spiral staircase at its centre. With its spirals opening out like theatre boxes, this is one of Chambord’s star assets.
5. Coffered Ceiling Room
With the central double spiral staircase and arch ornate with 400 coffers, bearing carvings of the monogram of François I and his symbol, the salamander, this room sums up the exquisite decoration of Chambord.
6. Orleans Commons
In the Royal Wing, which was converted in the 17th century by Gaston d’Orléans, this long room was where the lavish royal banquets thrown at the Château were prepared.
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7. Marion Schuster Trophy Gallery
A surprising corridor linking the keep to the Chapel Wing, this gallery has sweeping windows with typical muntins of the French Renaissance and is decorated with hunting trophies from every continent, bequeathed by Marion Schuster.
8-. The terraces
At the top of the Château, in the middle of a forest of turrets, skylights and chimneys made out of carved tuffeau, inlaid with slate, this unique outdoor area overlooks the Great Lawn, the Grand Canal and Chambord Forest.
9. The Royal Courtyard
The ideal venue for getting an evening going with a cocktail with a unique overview of the Château’s remarkable architecture.
10. The Great Lawn
A grassy expanse between the moat and the famous façade of the Château to precede a dinner in the great cross-shaped room or coffered ceiling room. Marquees can also be set up on the Great Lawn to host fairs, concerts, shows and so on …
11. The Horseshoe Lawn
Laid out opposite the Château, but separated from it by the Cosson Canal, the independent access to and immediate proximity of the Horseshoe Lawn make it particularly suitable for accommodating outdoor structures for fairs, concerts, shows and so on.
