Amboise
Americannoun
noun
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He was imprisoned for four years in the French town of Amboise, where the new sculpture now stands.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2022
The two heads of state will meet at Amboise in the Indre-et-Loire region to visit the Château du Clos Lucé, where Da Vinci lived from March 1516 until his death in 1519.
From The Guardian • May 1, 2019
“It’s an extremely solemn gesture, showing that the two countries have this shared memory, this figure, a culture that binds our two countries,” the director of Amboise castle Jean-Louis Sureau told Reuters in an interview.
From Reuters • Apr. 29, 2019
This chateau that towers over the quaint, cobblestoned town of Amboise is home to the famous Chapel of Saint-Hubert, where Leonard da Vinci is buried.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2016
The ceremony of betrothal took place at Amboise with great pomp in presence of a numerous gathering assembled in the public square.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.
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