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Re: Photographs from around the World
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:27 pm
by Lisbeth
Most of them are museums, even the ones which are still lived in. It costs a fortune to keep anything that is biggish and old, not to talk about the grounds
Re: Photographs from around the World
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:28 pm
by Richprins
Re: Photographs from around the World
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:29 am
by Flutterby
I love these old towns in Europe!
Re: Photographs from around the World
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:25 pm
by Pumbaa
Re: Photographs from around the World
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:37 pm
by Lisbeth
Having had a look at Fontainebleau, Chateau de Versailles is mandatory! Visited in May 2002. It's ENORMOUS! You'll need three days to visit it properly. Right now would be perfect
The Palace of Versailles French: Château de Versailles was the principal royal residence of France from 1682, under Louis XIV, until the start of the French Revolution in 1789, under Louis XVI. It is located in the department of Yvelines, in the region of Île-de-France, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the centre of Paris.
The palace is now a historical monument and UNESCO World Heritage site, notable especially for the ceremonial Hall of Mirrors, the jewel-like Royal Opera, and the royal apartments; for the more intimate royal residences, the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon located within the park; the small rustic Hameau (Hamlet) created for Marie Antoinette; and the vast Gardens of Versailles with fountains, canals, and geometric flower beds and groves, laid out by André le Nôtre. The Palace was stripped of all its furnishings after the French Revolution, but many pieces have been returned and many of the palace rooms have been restored.
In 2017 the Palace of Versailles received 7,700,000 visitors, making it the second-most visited monument in the Île-de-France region, just behind the Louvre and ahead of the Eiffel Tower.
Have a look of the inside, the apartments of the King and the ones of the Queen
Unfortunately we did not have the time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles
Re: Photographs from around the World
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:38 pm
by Pumbaa
Again fantastic Lisbeth,
it is such a breathtaking chateau
especially the gardens are impressive
Re: Photographs from around the World
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:59 am
by Flutterby
It certainly is impressive.
Re: Photographs from around the World
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 9:30 am
by Richprins
Huge indeed!
Re: Photographs from around the World
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 9:32 am
by Lisbeth
Not strange that the people got tired of this evident luxury while they were living in the dirt and made a nice gory revolution
Re: Photographs from around the World
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 9:41 am
by Flutterby