Chambord is the largest château in the Loire Valley; it was built to serve as a hunting lodge for Francis I, who maintained his royal residences at the Château de Blois and Amboise. The original design of the château is attributed to the Tuscan architect Domenico da Cortona; Leonardo da Vinci may also have influenced the design. Chambord was altered considerably during the twenty-eight years of its construction (1519–1547) The château features 440 rooms, 282 fireplaces, and 84 staircases. One of the architectural highlights is the spectacular open 274 step double-spiral staircase that is the centerpiece of the château. The château also features 128 metres of facade, more than 800 sculpted columns and an elaborately decorated roof. When Francis I commissioned the construction of Chambord, he wanted it to look like the skyline of Constantinople. Chambord’s towers are atypical of French contemporary design in that they lack turrets and spires. In the opinion of author Tanaka, who suggests Leonardo da Vinci influenced the château’s design, they are closer in design to minarets of 15th-century Milan. The château is surrounded by a 52.5-square-kilometre (13,000-acre) wooded park and game reserve maintained with red deer, enclosed by a 31-kilometre (19-mile) wall. The Château de Chambord has further influenced a number of architectural and decorative elements across Europe. Château de Chambord was the model for the reconstruction and new construction of the original Schwerin Palace between 1845 and 1857
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Some videos of Bukasov (and there are 100s more from the most of 81 countries visited by him)
The youngest kids to climb Elbrus, 5642m, 18500 ft : Bukasov siblings born in Kharkiv Ukraine & USA

Kharkov before the Russian invasion, Fall 2020. City of 3 Noble Prize Winner. Ex-soviet Seattle
Video link https://youtu.be/uSSy76lVQCM
Les Invalides , or Hôtel des Invalides Napoleon Tomb in the highest church of Paris
Video link

Opéra Garnier or Paris Opera

Arc de Triomphe, PARIS Triumphal Arch of the Star

7 UNESCO Heritage sites in Japan: Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, Itsukushima Shrine, Himeji Castle, Tokyo

Thailand: Ayutthaya, Grand Royal Palace in Bangkok , James Bond Island

Maldives: swimming with sharks and shipwreck diving

Château de Cheverny, one of the most visited châteaux of the Loire Valle, France

Etretat a French Atlantic coast wonder with 100 m high cliffs and sea arches

Best of the South West: Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands National Parks

Goreme Cappadocia balloon flight, best of Turkey

Mexico City Torre Latinoamericana. Palace of Arts Diego Rivera: Michelangelo of Mexico Video link https://youtu.be/TAMWDVX6BI0

Youngest hiker in Kazakhstan, 4 year old boy Peak Tourist, 3956 m

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