Editing Amboise (section)

==Sights==
The city is known for the [[Clos Lucé]] manor house where [[Leonardo da Vinci]] lived (and ultimately died) at the invitation of King [[Francis I of France]], whose [[Château d'Amboise]], which dominates the town, is located just {{convert|500|m|0|abbr=in}} away. The narrow streets contain some good examples of [[Timber framing|timbered housing]].

Just outside the city is the [[Pagode de Chanteloup]], a {{convert|44|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} Chinese [[pagoda]] built in 1775 by the [[Duke of Choiseul]]. The pagoda is seven levels high, with each level slightly smaller than the last one. An interior staircase to reach all levels is open to the public.

The Musée de la Poste (in the Hôtel Joyeuse) is a museum tracing the history of the postal delivery service.

A 20th-century fountain by [[Max Ernst]] stands in front of the market place.

{{wide image|File:Amboise Loire Panorama - July 2011.jpg|1000|Panoramic view of the [[Loire River]] at Amboise, France.}}