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The great buildings of other centuries and the different castles built during the times of kings and queens, tells you everything about the history of France and its people that are trying to preserve these treasures.
These great buildings were aroused from rivers or any kinds of water places. The Chateau de Chenonceau situated near river Cher is a fine example for this which shows the wonderful nature of the district, with its gardens. You can roam about the halls of the castle. Inside the chateaux there are different pieces of ancient furniture and a lot of marvelous masterpieces including most famous pictures of such authors as Le Primatice, Rubens, Le Tintoret, Rigaud, Nattier, Van Loo. These will enable you to learn many things about the nobles of the ancient France.
These buildings are also like museums, that keep the precious items of art and history. The tours around the castles also include dinners or breakfasts in the marvelous dining-rooms for the visitors, in the very castle.
For visitors who like to view the modern buildings built with different innovations in the architecture, should drive by car on the bridge Millau Viaduct, that was opened in 2004.
It is made of steel and looks very delicate owing to its construction. Millau Viaduct is most associated with the new age and new times. It will astonish you by its enormous size and you may compare it with the Champs Elysees and Eiffel Tower by its length and height to discover how huge Millau Viaduct is.
It seems very strange to travel the country along this very modern construction and see the ancient country sides of Millau with its medieval surroundings. So, if you prefer everything that is connected with the history of France, just enjoy sight seeing, great buildings where you may feel like in the other century, it will be a great adventure for you in France.
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