▁to ▁ 7 0 0 ▁guests . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁With ▁ ▁of ▁floor ▁space , ▁the ▁Pal ais ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁Goth ic ▁palace ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁Europe ▁and , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁many ▁architect ural ▁mer its , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁These ▁mer its ▁were ▁highlight ed ▁by ▁Vi ol let - le - D uc , ▁author ▁of ▁“ D iction naire ▁raison né ▁de ▁l ’ architecture ▁française ▁du ▁XI e ▁au ▁XVI e ▁siècle ” ▁( Dictionary ▁of ▁French ▁architecture ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ), ▁who ▁referred ▁extens ively ▁to ▁the ▁Pal ais , ▁including ▁the ▁thick ness ▁and ▁height ▁of ▁its ▁to wers , ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁its ▁c ren el ated ▁walls , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁ar cs ▁for ▁support ▁on ▁its ▁fa ç ades ▁and ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁with stand ▁heavy ▁and ▁drawn - out ▁sie ges . ▁ ▁The ▁to wers ▁ ▁Cl ément ▁VI ▁stud ium , ▁also ▁called ▁" la ▁cham bre ▁du ▁cer f " ▁ ▁The ▁stud ium , ▁or ▁private ▁study ▁of ▁Clement ▁VI , ▁is ▁commonly ▁called ▁the ▁cham bre ▁du ▁cer f ▁( room ▁of ▁the ▁de er ), ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁just ly - ce le br ated ▁ 1 4 th - century ▁fres co es , ▁dep ict ing ▁court ly ▁hunting ▁scenes , ▁that ▁decor ate ▁the ▁walls ▁and ▁v ault s . ▁The ▁subject ▁matter , ▁while