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Stone palaces of the Loire Valley where kings made power beautiful

Ceiling of the palace of the Dukes of Maqueda, castle of Villandry.
Ceiling of the palace of the Dukes of Maqueda, castle of Villandry. © Elisardojm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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