Palace Of Versailles Architecture Features Marble Courtyard

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Palace of versailles architecture features marble courtyard. View of versailles palace. She had a lot to show us in the four hours we spent at the palace. On the garden level you can also visit the apartments of mesdames louis xv s daughters by heading in the direction of the marble courtyard. After admiring the architecture cross the courtyard to the gallery of palace history which takes you to the grand apartments located on the first floor.

Orangerie gardens at versailles. Travel photo the marble courtyard at the palace of versailles in france. After the first security check at the main gate. The marble courtyard is the same size as the courtyard of louis xiii s original little chateau.

The main courtyard and royal courtyard. The 1st post the one you re reading right now is about what the palace s architecture looks like on the outside. Every section of the palace also has large interior courts that are split up into two smaller ones. The palace is so huge that i decided to dedicate 3 blog posts to it.

The royal marble and princes courts are lined up in the southern part of the palace and the chapel is located in the northern part. The château de versailles was not like it is today. The palace of versailles built c 1624 98 a magnificent example of french baroque architecture is the most famous royal chateau in france the gigantic scale of versailles exemplifies the architectural theme of creation by division a series of simple repetitions rhythmically marked off by the repetition of the. The balcony in the center leads into the king s bedchamber.

The palace of versailles also known as chateau de versailles in french was originally constructed as a hunting lodge in the year 1624. Hence we decided to explore the intricacies of the palace of versailles in our architecture feature series. Trianon versailles versailles garden palace of versailles architecture courtyard neoclassical architecture ancient greek architecture chinese architecture beautiful castles beautiful buildings. It is located in the city of versailles in northern france 10 miles 16 km west southwest of paris.

However the construction of the four major buildings began only from the year 1664 onwards. If you benefit from free admission or already have your printed ticket go straight to entrance a with your ticket or document. If you are not entitled to free admission and have not reserved your ticket in advance go the main ticket office on the left side of the ministers wing south then head for. As the center of the french court versailles was one of the grandest theaters of european absolutism.

I was kicking myself when i saw that i had chopped the flag off in my photograph of the marble courtyard. Saved by michele piroddi frassinét t i. The 2nd post is about the gardens of versailles and the 3rd post is about the interior apartments of the palace of versailles. Palace of versailles former french royal residence and center of government now a national landmark.