The Marble Coart Versailles Characteristics

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

The marble coart versailles characteristics.

Printed on beautiful thick acid free paper using fade resistant archival ink to maintain vibrancy of color. High quality fine art print from the original drawing by desmond freeman. As the center of the french court versailles was one of the grandest theaters of european absolutism. 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.

The marble court of the palace of versailles sepia paris. In my defense i was feeling pulled through the space by our kensington tours guide. 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.

Paved in black and white marble this courtyard has been raised to its original level. 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. 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.