Tuesday 12 June 2012

palace of versailles hall of mirrors facts

We moved through the palace pretty quickly as most of our party had seen it before with the exception of the Hall of Mirrors which had been closed last time we were there. It is my favorite room. We had saved our euro... We wanted to venture up to see Marie Antoinette's hamlet so we rented some bikes which gave me a bit of apprehension given my lack or coordination and the fact that I haven't been on a bike in a very long time. It proved to be a very fun experience...

the hall of mirrors
the hall of mirrors

Versailles (Day 93)
Versailles (Day 93)

The Hall of Mirrors, Palace of
The Hall of Mirrors, Palace of

The Hall of Mirrors : Palace
The Hall of Mirrors : Palace

Palace of Versailles, Hall of
Palace of Versailles, Hall of

Hall of mirrors, Palace of
Hall of mirrors, Palace of

Schönbrunn had a lovely hall of mirrors, in fact double wide, but not this length. Don't forget to click on the photos to see details, like the wood floors. I remember the Summer Palace in Moscow had phenomenal floors and...
Enfin, Paris!: Oh my Versailles, ces choses1 sottes « Thinkvisual's Blog

On the beautiful summer day of June 28, 1919, German delegates signed the World War I treaty of peace in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris. It was one of Germany's blackest hours, for the victorious Allies had inflicted... But what created the greatest outrage in Germany was the fact that the nation, with hostile neighbors on all sides, had been virtually disarmed. Versailles restricted Germany to a Reichswehr (army) of only 100000 “civilian...
palace of versailles hall of mirrors facts

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