Castle of Menars
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Attribution: By Peter Dutton from Forest Hills, Queens, USA - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3501788
The Chateau de Menars is a chateau associated with Madame de Pompadour (who was the official chief mistress of Louis XV) situated on the bank of the Loire at Menars.
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