Castle Quest - Reply to Topic

Forum:	Individual Castles
Topic:	Being told not to talk/breathe during castle tour??

Want to register?

Who Can Post?	Any registered users may post a reply.
About Registration	You must be registered in order to post a topic or reply in this forum.
Posting Tips:	You will receive a much better response to your questions if you include your age and as much detail as possible. Both of these things allows a person to give you an answer specific to your question and age group.
Your UserName:
Your Password:	Forget your password?
Message Icon:
Your Reply: HTML is OFF UBB Code is ON [IMG] UBB Code Not Allowed!
Options	Show Signature: include your profile signature. Only registered users may have signatures.

If you have previously registered, but forgotten your password, click here.

*If HTML and/or UBB Code are enabled, this means you can use HTML and/or UBB Code in your message.

T O P I C R E V I E W
hfitzger I am currently doing research on medieval castles, and have a question that I cannot find an answer to...
When touring chateaux in the Loire Valley in high school, I seem to remember the tour guide telling us that we were to not talk and try to hold our breath while entering a particular room in one of the castles (don't remember which one). We were told that it had something to do with the CO2 from our breath deteriorating the furnishings or the actual room or something like that.
Does anybody know anything about this phenomena? Or which chateau this request is made (is this a common feature on castle tours?)
Thanks!
Merlin No, it certainly is very uncommon. The only explanation I can think of is that this room contained very precious and fragile works (like old documents or paintings) that were not kept in a showcase. Such things can be very sensitive to sunlight and humidity - but I can also imagine that your tour-guide just said this to impress you and to underline the worth of the castles interior...
Levan Maybe guide just wanted some peace and quiet!