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Painting Napoleon Bonaparte
Another picture taken in the Hall of Battles (I think it was taken here anyway). Hahaha, you can see I really had some time to spend here and enjoyed doing so. I took a lot of time looking around all the painting and this was one of them with Napoleon Bonaparte. The painting is of the battle at Wagram (1809) by Horace Vernet (1789-1863). It was painted between 1835 and 1836. Leave a Comment
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The Hall of Battles
This is a picture of me in the ‘Hall of Battles’. The hall is huge, 120 metres long and 13 metres wide. There are thirty-five large paintings on the wall portraying 14 centuries of French history. Besides the paintings there are 82 busts of some of the most famous French soldiers that died in combat. When you enter the hall you just don’t know where to look. All the paintings are impressive. And for once it wasn’t ‘that’ busy here, so I could take my time to enjoy it all. Leave a Comment
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The Water Parterre
The first stop is at the Water Parterre. This is a statue at the North Basin of the Water Parterre. It is called 'The Marne' and was made by Etienne Hongre (1628-1690)
The ‘Water Parterre’ has two ponds and both of them have four statues depicting the rivers and streams of France, and they also have four nymphs and four groups of children. Leave a Comment
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View of the garden from the Hall of Mirrors
It’s time to go outside and take a look at the beautiful gardens of Versailles. This is the view you will have when you look out one of the 17 windows in the ‘Hall of Mirrors’ (see previous tips). Leave a Comment
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The first time I visited Paris at my own, I stayed at the campsite in Versailles. Actually the visit to the Chateau de Versailles and especially its gardens were my priority.
I was a student landscape-architecture and had learned allready every detail of the gardens of Versailles during the lessons of history of gardenarchitecture.
Finally to see the enormous complex with my own eyes was an overwhelming experience. I walked around for a full day to get a overview and I realised it was not enough to see all the details.
I came back 30 years later and was surprised about the crowds visiting Versailles nowadays. Leave a Comment
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My guidebook
This is another picture of me in the Hall of Battles. I think you have to click on the picture to see it better, but I am showing my guidebook to Versailles with a big smile. I bought this book at the entrance and I am really happy with it. It’s very useful when you walk around in Versailles, giving you information about the rooms you visit and it also tells you lots about the gardens. I still have the book and it is great to browse through it at times and read about this amazing creation by Louis XIV. Leave a Comment
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Though I came to Versailles in the first place for its gardens, I visited af course also the Chateau de Versailles. In the 17th century Louis XIV decided to turn the hunting lodge of his father in Versailles into a palace. This palace had to be big enough for the around 600 peopel of the court.
One of the highlights of the palace is the spectacular 70M long Galerie de Glaces, Hall of mirrors. This hall, where in 1919 the Treaty of Versailles was signed, meaning the end of World War I, has 17 huge mirrors at one side and 17 windows at the other side looking to the gardens. Leave a Comment
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The Park of Versailles is designed in the formal French style with geometrical forms. From the palace to the west you have a great view at the 1,6KM long Gran Canal. This canal is oriented to the west to reflect the sunset. In the mainly geometrical gardens you find colourful flowerbeds, ponds and a lot of fountains and many statues of marble and bronze.
Within its borders the Park of Versailles has also an English style garden, the ''Jardins de Petit Trianon'' with bending paths and a more pastoral character. These gardens are situated nort of the Grand Canal around the two smaller palaces the Grand and Petit Trianon.
I liked to see the contrasts in those two different styles of garden design. Leave a Comment
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Marie Antoinette is quoted as saying that about the peasents who had no bread to eat. Well those same peasents started the French Revolution, and unfortunately for her finished it. Marie Antoinette was married and lived with her husband Louis the 16th in Versailles for over 20 years. She was the last Queen of France, and the Versailles palace is evidence of their decadence. She was only 14 when she assumed her royal position, so it is maybe understandable why she was not a great queen with compassion due to her age and immaturity. Her daughter is the only one that survived the French Revolution.
Versailles is a magnificent display of the oppulence the French Royal family lived in. The gardens are lovely and and the palace is just extraordinary. A visit is very historically interesting. It only takes about 20 minutes by bus to get to Versailles, so all you would need is an afternoon to visit this legendary palace. Also, don't miss the hall of mirrors where the treaty of Versailles was signed to end WWI. It's the largest room in the palace with 17 mirrors reflecting 17 windows that overlook the exquisite gardens. The highlight of my trip to Versailles. Leave a Comment
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The grounds at Versailles are replete with fountains of all kinds. Unfortunately the first time I visited was a holiday, and although the weather was nice the Chateau itself was closed. We strolled around the grounds, enjoying the beauty. However, on holidays the fountains are turned off! The second time I visited was in December and while we were able to go into the Chateau, the fountains were all wrapped up so that the pipes wouldn't freeze. Someday I hope to see them all running! Leave a Comment
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