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The naked truth in imperial grandeur - Efteling (Kaatsheuvel/NL)

The naked truth in imperial grandeur.

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A royal welcome at "The Emperors New Clothes" (Est. 2012) in the palace garden. In a setting of a high palace wall, built in a mixture of Baroque and Rococo elements with a tea dome and an ornate gate an Imperial scene. A better name for this scen would be "Les Habits neufs de l'Empereur". Stately and in style, the fairy tale is narrated by Paul van Vliet, on the stage scenes in which the emperor is allowed to appear with or eventually also without clothing under a roof carried by four footmen.

 

According to the Efteling, the emperor has the same name as the mythological figure Roman Emperor Narcissus, according to a quote from Emperor Narcissus above the left gate: "Summa pulchritudo mea, donum mundi est, Caesar Narcissus" (Latin for: "My enormous beauty is a gift to the world - Emperor Narcissus").

 

Photo April 2014, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 62 years in time.

 

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Efteling - Kleren van de Keizer

Fairytale Forest (1952) - the Fairytale Forest is a six-hectare park in the Efteling. An excellent location for a walk through the fairytale books of writers like the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. The Efteling started as a park in 1952 with this Fairytale Forest

 

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Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.

 

 

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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.

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Uploaded on April 4, 2014
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