The Marble Coart Versailles Characteristics

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The marble coart versailles characteristics.

High quality fine art print from the original drawing by desmond freeman. Marble courtyard with cour royale court and cour des ministres court north side chateau de versailles château de versailles marble yard the palace of versailles was the principal royal reside of france from 1682 under louis xiv until the start of the french revolution in 1789. It is located in the city of versailles in northern france 10 miles 16 km west southwest of paris. As the center of the french court versailles was one of the grandest theaters of european absolutism.

The marble court of the palace of versailles sepia paris. Travel photo the marble courtyard at the palace of versailles in france. It is surrounded by louis xiii s château the façades of which were altered and enriched by le vau and hardouin mansart who added balustrades busts statues and vases. Its first architect was louis levau 1612 70 who apart from collaborating on the louvre had designed the great chateau of vaux le vicomte for fouquet louis minister of finance.

Versailles began life as a hunting lodge of very moderate size the king s private refuge but was reincarnated as a palace in 1661 to house the entire french court. I was kicking myself when i saw that i had chopped the flag off in my photograph of the marble courtyard. The marble court of the palace of versailles sepia paris. Palace of versailles former french royal residence and center of government now a national landmark.

She had a lot to show us in the four hours we spent at the palace.