West façade and gallery over the Cher – Chenonceau Castle

The main building and the two-storey gallery on five arches are mirrored in the river, seen here from the bank of Catherine's garden. This silhouette results from three stages: Bohier's château, Diane de Poitiers's bridge designed by Philibert Delorme, then the gallery built on it for Catherine de Médicis from 1576.