Monday, August 20, 2012

Versailles

Versailles is a palace for the royals to get  away from Paris- a place to get away from it all.

This is a very impressive front gate






The largest fireplace.  Those are not logs- they are full size trees.

Hall of mirrors 

Versailles has no shortage of statues or chandeliers

What a bedroom!  King Louis I believe

Very famous Coronation of Napoleon Painting


Marie Antoinette's play village, because Versailles is too stressful



We enjoyed the gardens and fountains.  We scheduled our trip to catch it when the fountains are running and they pipe the music over loud speakers.  It was pretty cool hopping around to different styles and themed outdoor "rooms".  The one below was one of our favorites, designed to depict the fall of the mythical Titans, its named Encelade Grove.
Encelade Before water 

Encelade Grove After water -Its pretty impressive








What a place.



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