Château d’Azay-le-Rideau

The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is located in the town of in the French département of . Built between 1518 and 1527, this château is considered one of the foremost examples of early French renaissance architecture.
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Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours:
    January—March and October—December: 10:00 AM—5:15 PM
    April—June and September: 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
    July—August: 9:30 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: French castle
  • Also known as: “Castle of Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Roof shape: hipped
  • Wheelchair access: no
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Saint-Symphorien d’Azay-le-Rideau and Gare d’Azay-le-Rideau.

Church
Photo: Thierry de Villepin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 160 metres north of Château d’Azay-le-Rideau.

Railway station
Photo: Spendeau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Château d’Azay-le-Rideau.

Photo: Stephane.gourichon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km west of Château d’Azay-le-Rideau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Langeais.

Photo: Claude villetaneuse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city on the Loire river in .

Château d’Azay-le-Rideau

Latitude
47.25905° or 47° 15′ 33″ north
Longitude
0.46591° or 0° 27′ 57″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
8FV27F58+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70020621
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q113389
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Château d’Azay-le-Rideau” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شاتو دي أزاي لو ريدو”
  • Armenian: “Ազե լը Ռիդո դղյակ”
  • Armenian: “Ազե լյո Ռիդո դղյակ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Aze-le-Rido Qalası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Aze-le-Rido qəsri”
  • Basque: “Azay-le-Rideauko jauregia”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Catalan: “Château d’Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Chinese: “阿宰勒里多城堡”
  • Czech: “Zámek Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Azay-le-Rideau”
  • French: “château d’Azay-le-Rideau”
  • French: “Château d’Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Georgian: “აზე-ლიო-რიდოს ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Schloss Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Αζαί-λε-Ριντώ”
  • Irish: “château d’Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Italian: “castello di Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Italian: “Castello di Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Japanese: “アゼ＝ル＝リドー城”
  • Lithuanian: “Azė le Rido pilis”
  • Low German: “Slott Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Luxembourgish: “Schlass vun Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Mingrelian: “აზე-ლიო-რიდოშ ჯიხაზურგა”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Château d’Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Picard: “Catieu Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Russian: “Замок Азе-лё-Ридо”
  • Slovak: “Zámok Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Swedish: “Slottet i Azay-le-Rideau”
  • Thai: “วังอาแซ-เลอ-รีโด”
  • Turkish: “Azay-le-Rideau Şatosu”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Азе-ле-Ридо”
  • Uzbek: “Azye-lyo-Rido qal’asi”
  • Western Panjabi: “شتو ازے لیرڈو”

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