FRANCE. INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37) THE CLOS LUCE CASTLE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CLOUX MANOR, IS A HOUSE LOCATED IN FRANCE, IN THE HEART OF THE LOIRE VALLEY, I

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FRANCE. INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37) THE CLOS LUCE CASTLE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CLOUX MANOR, IS A HOUSE LOCATED IN FRANCE, IN THE HEART OF THE LOIRE VALLEY, IN THE CENTER OF AMBOISE. ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IN 1471 AS A FORMER STRONGHOLD UNDER THE CASTLE OF AMBOISE, IT PASSES IN SEVERAL HANDS BEFORE BEING PURCHASED BY CHARLES VIII AND BECOME A SUMMER RESIDENCE OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE. HE WILL KEEP THIS FUNCTION UNTIL 1516 WHEN FRANCIS I PUTS IT AT THE DISPOSAL OF LEONARDO DA VINCI, WHO WILL LIVE THERE THREE YEARS, UNTIL HIS DEATH ON MAY 2, 1519.

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