Royal roof surmonted by magnificent ornamental weather vanes on top of the Louis XII staircase in Blois Castle which date from the early 16th century. At this height, they mustn’t get much maintenance.
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Faîtage royal surmonté de magnifiques girouettes ornementales sur le toit de l’escalier Louis XII du château de Blois qui date du début du 16ème siècle. A cette hauteur elles ne sont pas souvent entretenues.
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They look great although I’m not sure where the triangles are.
If you count, there are eight triangles, 4 above the lozenges and 4 below.
All those fleurs de lis take the attention away! Nice.
Thank you! Fleurs de lys are such a French symbol, aren’t they?
It took me a moment- I was seeing the diamond shape first. It’s a lovely sight.
Thanks William.
Beautiful composition and blue sky ! But am I mistaken that the two weather vanes are pointing in different directions ?! Or am I just an April fool ?
Absolutely, no doubt due to poor maintenance!
Yes, the triangles are quite easy to see. I would suspect that the weather vanes have rarely, if ever, received maintenance. This is a gorgeous contribution.
Thank you! And it explains why the weather vanes are turned in different directions!