As you can see by my photos, the weather was quite overcast. It was a Winter's day in January 2019 but I found the weather perfect. In fact, indoors with my coat on it was too warm but outside it was drizzling rain and I found myself dressed just right.
I left off in my last post here just as I was about to enter a very special place in the palace.
The Hall of Mirrors is the central gallery of the Palace of
Versailles in Versailles, France.
As the principal and most remarkable feature of King Louis XIV of
France's third building campaign of the Palace of Versailles,
construction of the Hall of Mirrors began in 1678.
The Hall of Mirrors or La Grand Galerie in
French, is a massive room. It measures about 240 feet long and 34 feet
wide and has a 40-foot ceiling. On one wall, 357 mirrors stretch from floor to ceiling. On the opposite wall, 17 large glass doors offer breathtaking views of Versailles sprawling gardens. I took care not to look outside as I wanted to have my first real view when I exited the palace.
The decoration of the Hall of Mirrors was completed in 1686 by Le Brun and is a tribute to the military victories which led to the peace treaties of Nijmegen
The palace houses many fabulous paintings, statues and furnishings. Most of the paintings are of the various battles and wars in which France was involved.
The salons are very impressive.
I honestly didn't get to spend as much time in the palace as I would have liked. After a few hours I was getting hungry and also very tired. The crowds seemed to be growing. When I exited the palace to look for a place to eat, this was my view.
I found a small bistro in one of the adjacent buildings and there I had something to eat. I don't remember what but I do remember having a nice coffee.
When I got outside to the gardens it seemed they stretched on forever in front of me.
15 comments:
Loved it. Your photos are great reminders.
Hello, what a gorgeous place to tour. The hall of mirrors is just fabulous. I love both inside and the views outside. Wonderful photos from your trip! Enjoy your day, have a happy weekend!
These are such amazing photos...of an even more amazing place! I've never seen such beauty. It really makes we wonder, if man can do this...just think how much more amazing heaven will be??? Wow! Thank you for sharing this with us.
You were very wise to plan and take this tour . Awesome photos.
Wow. How opulent. I can see why you would have liked to have spent longer there. I suspect even one or two full day visits would barely scratch the surface. It really is a remarkable achievement, especially when you consider that when it was built, they didn't have the mechanics/technology we do now. All this would have been done pretty much by hand and installed that way, too. Remarkable.
Amazing. I can certainly see why it would take more than a day to see everything. I would enjoy spending time in the gardens.
Oh my goodness …
Your photographs are beautiful, this is such an amazing palace.
All the best Jan
An enormous undertaking!
Wow! It is just breathtaking! The Hall of mirrors is so beautiful and I really like the sculptures too.
Wow such grand interiors! Loved the shots!
Have a great weekend!
truly gorgeous place.
Thanks for the memories, what great photos you took there. Hope you are well Diane
Beautiful.
Great pictures - we had planned to visit this place last week, but a train strike made things rather difficult! Oh well, next time!
Hope you have a great Christmas - Stewart M, Keswick, UK
Did you see the series that was all about Versailles?I am not sure how much it stuck to real events, but I found it entertaining.
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