In chateaux, palazzi and palaces, a succession of ever-grander rooms was designed to inspire awe in the visitor and reinforce the importance of the occupants.

These clips are so dreadful that they inspire awe and command respect.

And there was plenty to inspire awe, too.

But it doesn't exactly inspire awe up close.

But they still inspire awe - well worth the half-hour slog from the car park just before the village.