The building was in ruin when Etienne acquired the lands, he restored it giving it the famous visual aspect that we see today - a square tower with Gothic windows that created a towering and well protected medieval fortress. The Clos Lucé was then sold on 26 May to Etienne le Loup, who was Louis XI Counselor and Amboise beadle. Walls made of tuffeau stone typical from the XVth century.įor a short time the building housed religious people of the abbaye of Moncé, as they resided in the building until 1471.
After 1855 it became a well-known museum about Leonardo da Vinci's life, work and memory, which was put together and directed by The Saint-Bris family, the present owners of the property. Thanks to its famous owners, this house today ranks as a ‘ historical monument’ and therefore is protected from demolition or reconstruction. The aging polymath lived his last years in this house, until his death on. After a few decades Francis I gave it to Leonardo da Vinci when he invited him to live in France in 1516. King Charles VIII bought the home from Etienne Le Loup in 1490 and during this time it became known as the ‘summer house’, housing French royalty. Clos Lucé is 500 metres from the royal Château d'Amboise, to which it is connected by an underground passageway. Built by Hugues d'Amboise in 1471, the palace has known several famous owners such as the French king Charles VIII and Leonardo da Vinci. It is located in the natural Val de Loire (formerly called Touraine) region.
The Château du Clos Lucé (or simply Clos Lucé), formerly called Manoir du Cloux, is a large château located in the center of Amboise, in the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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