The Marble Coart Versailles Characteristics

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.

The marble coart versailles characteristics.

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 marble court of the palace of versailles sepia paris. 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. As the center of the french court versailles was one of the grandest theaters of european absolutism.

Paved in black and white marble this courtyard has been raised to its original level. It is located in the city of versailles in northern france 10 miles 16 km west southwest of paris. She had a lot to show us in the four hours we spent at the palace. I was kicking myself when i saw that i had chopped the flag off in my photograph of the marble courtyard.

Printed on beautiful thick acid free paper using fade resistant archival ink to maintain vibrancy of color. High quality fine art print from the original drawing by desmond freeman. 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 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.