The marble court of the palace of versailles sepia paris.
The marble coart versailles characteristics.
The three arched windows of the king s first floor bedroom in the main pavilion are fronted by a gilded balcony resting upon eight marble.
High quality fine art print from the original drawing by desmond freeman.
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.
In my defense i was feeling pulled through the space by our kensington tours guide.
Travel photo the marble courtyard at the palace of versailles in france.
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.
Printed on beautiful thick acid free paper using fade resistant archival ink to maintain vibrancy of color.
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.
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.
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.