The Marble Coart Versailles Characteristics

I was kicking myself when i saw that i had chopped the flag off in my photograph of the marble courtyard.

The marble coart versailles characteristics.

Palace of versailles former french royal residence and center of government now a national landmark. 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. It is located in the city of versailles in northern france 10 miles 16 km west southwest of paris.

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. High quality fine art print from the original drawing by desmond freeman. 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.

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