Galerie des Glaces
Château de Versailles. Galerie des Glaces - Hall of Mirrors.
Begun in 1678 and completed in 1684. “It was decorated in the most lavish style by Charles Le Brun and other famous artists of the day. Opposite the seventeen large arched windows, which command a beautiful view of the gardens, are as many beveled mirrors in the Venetian style, set in elegant frames by Cucci. The walls are faced with the finest marble and adorned with large trophies in bronze-gilt, modeled by Coyzevox.” [Baedeker] The treaty of Versailles ending World War I was signed in the Hall of Mirrors in 1919.
Palace and Park of Versailles UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Galerie des Glaces
Château de Versailles. Galerie des Glaces - Hall of Mirrors.
Begun in 1678 and completed in 1684. “It was decorated in the most lavish style by Charles Le Brun and other famous artists of the day. Opposite the seventeen large arched windows, which command a beautiful view of the gardens, are as many beveled mirrors in the Venetian style, set in elegant frames by Cucci. The walls are faced with the finest marble and adorned with large trophies in bronze-gilt, modeled by Coyzevox.” [Baedeker] The treaty of Versailles ending World War I was signed in the Hall of Mirrors in 1919.
Palace and Park of Versailles UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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