Locked Down Shot, LS. Daylight. Exterior of the Castle and view over the Loire Valley. Medieval, Gothic. To build the Chateau on the River Cher in the 16th century, Thomas Bohier and his wife Katherine Briconnet demolished the fortified castle and mill belonging to the Marques family and left standing just the keep: The chapel was saved during the French Revolution thanks to the idea of the owner at that time, Madame Dupin, to turn it into a wood store, thus camouflaging its religious character.