The palace of Versailles was once the largest palace in the world. It is still "all that!" Sprawling, spectacular, stupendous, sensational, splendiferous and superb. Versailles is all this and more. Even though much of the furniture did not remain in the palace after the revolution, it has been furnished with period pieces that are appropriate. More importantly after the revolution the palace was made into an art museum and there is art on every wall, most of the ceiling's and on a floor or two.
Louie the ? Pick a number from 1 to 16
Another great day for exploring
We have been dropped off by our uber with 10 minutes to spare
The fence and the gate were spectacular
As we approach the entrance
We see the main gate
How I was able to get the gate without people in front of it is a mystery
Lining up to enter
We are in but still a good distance away
Let the sculptures begin, it is good to be the King
Wild horses
The Chappelle Royal
A massive place
50 foot ceilings?
Louie lou-eye
The highest probability of identifying the correct Louis is to pick Louie XIV. He ruled for 72 years from 1642 to 1715
Louis XIV was born in the Louver Palace and later commissioned the building of Versailles
The layout
Floral and regal
Lots of bronze heads
And a stylized dolphin
A fine landscape
Huge paintings everywhere
A set of chairs on wheels
During the 1800's when they had spectacular firework shows
This sculpture was 10 feet tall and 20 feet wide
A grand staircase
Just a cabinet to place a few items
A bit of inlay to make it look nice
A couple of dogs!
Perhaps a set of fine liquors were stored in this cabinet
A table made with all sorts of rare minerals and crystals
The many lovers of Louis XIV
Even the window closures are fancy
Room after room after room along this hall way
It is enough to make a girl swoon!
The quality of the pieces in the palace makes me wonder what was there before the revolution
This was 3-D
A large chandelier
A huge door with some fancy decorations
The ceiling is so intricately painted
Yes, entire logs fit into the fireplace
Oh my, what a fine door
Louis the XV could also be a good guess, he ruled for 59 years
Another fantastic ceiling
Centaurs!
Cherubs
3-D maidens
More cherubs
Royal beds
I would be worried about these huge chandeliers
Battle scenes abound
Exotic folk
Behold the Hall of Mirrors
King Louis
Queen Leip and her consort
Artists laboring for years
Leips enjoying io all
Next to the extravagant mirrors
More fighting
More travelers
An impromptu dance
Busted!
Ac]scending the throne
My neck is getting sore
Was there any gold left in France?
the King's bed
Harkening back to Greek times
More babies!
This is visual overload
The porcelain victory pillar
The revolution comes around and it is no longer good to be the king
Even Napoleon gets into the act
This pillar in the coronation room stood out as a unique item, it is the Austerlitz column. Commissioned by Napoleon to commemorate his German campaign
These are a magnificent set of stairs
Just amazing
On our way out we stopped in a display of busts
This one on particular was impressive
So nice there was even a painting of the sculpture
But those eyes
The pupils are hearts
A pastry shop is set up onsite
Maybe one needs a bottle of champagne for apicnic
We are out of the palace and headed to the gardens
It is a bit of a walk
One last statue to pass
