Entrée du Chateau de Versailles
Chateau de Versailles - La Galerie des Glaces - The Mirror Gallery
Chateau de Versailles - La Galerie des Glaces - The Mirror Gallery - Amoretto
Chateau de Versailles - La Galerie des Glaces - The Mirror Gallery - The Gap
In my previous post I talked about hordes of tourists, and here I stand in the most famous “Galerie des Glaces” in the Chateau de Versailles, seemingly alone. It was a moment of chance, because right and left of the borders of the pictures are many people, but I got this snapshot, a Gap in the constant stream of Tourists rolling through the chateau !
Chateau de Versailles - La Galerie des Glaces - The Mirror Gallery - View onto the gardens
Above is what Marie-Antoinette would see nowadays, looking out of the window on a cloudy day in early April….what would she think?
La Galerie des Glaces - The Mirror Gallery - Double-Doors
I didn’t know it at the time, but this picture is now part of an ongoing artist-project by the “The Door Queens” – if you’d like to know more about it, please check Kim’s blog CREATIVE INFLUENCES!
I found this door here intruiging, mysterious, so SHUT! You want to know what’s behind it, no?
Chateau de Versailles - Galerie des Glaces - Luster
Chateau de Versailles - Empty Hallways - Only for us
My Mom and my Dad, while we were led through empty hallways and wonderful salons, exlusively. Heading for the elevator.
Le Chateau de Versaille - Le Grand Trianon
After the visit of the Chateau (they don’t show you all the rooms in there) we went onto a little train which took us to the Queen Marie-Antoinette’s PETIT TRIANON, via the Grand Trianon, which you see on the picture here. I took the picture from the little open train, which scuttled along and gave us a good shake before we reached the Petit Trianon….
We had to walk a while to reach the little houses there, and on our way my dad said: oh look, a dragon…
Parc du Chateau de Versailles - Petit Trianon - Dragon
Parc du Chateau de Versailles - Le Petit Trianon 3
Parc du Chateau de Versailles - Le Petit Trianon 4
Chateau de Versaille - Le Petit Trianon - A Modern Queen
That’s my sister in law, resting on a bench at one of Marie-Antoinette’s houses. We talked a lot about the fact that one person could have built all this just for her personal amusement….
Filed under: PHOTOGRAPHY, sightseeing notebook | Tagged: Le Chateau de Versailles, Le Petit Trianon, VERSAILLES
Andrea these photos are wonderful. I love the doors, of course (and thanks for the shout out and the title). Throughout the castle they were truly amazing and I am wondering if you saw any which stood out during your time in the “back rooms”? I bet being able to go back there was amazing. It is so great to see your parents! They appear to be having a great time and I so applaud your mother for walking like that with her crutches. That is so difficult! They are amazing and strong people to walk all this way. It is a lot and I can imagine it was also a challenge for them with so many people.
I love the dragon! I don’t remember it, but think you have your father’s eye for detail.
Now, Queen Lovelyn looks perfectly royal sitting there on the bench!
You are so sweet to share all these wonderful photos with us! I love seeing Versailles through your eyes! I love “La Galerie des Glaces” (as most people) because it is as though you step into this huge space which completely stands out from the rest of the castle. I think we counted 21 central chandeliers and there were countless other fixtures along the perimeter…all reflected in the mirrors…and all those windows mirrored by the mirrors. It is truly a study of light and reflection, isn’t it? This room, alone, is so important in architecture and in the transition of cultural beliefs! You have done an amazing job sharing it here.
Thank you so much!
Great coverage Andrea. The total self indulgence is breathtaking, but also fascinating. The pics are great. I can see why you didn’t get a minute to draw.
Cheers,
Erin
These are great shots. I LOVED the last two houses.. are they lived in today? Did just you and your family go to visit this or Did Kim and Daughter go with you too?
what fun it is to see your parents here too. Who is that dark figure taking a pix of you taking a pix?
The last two houses and, of course, the dragon are my favorites. Especially the dragon! What history there. To be able to walk it and imagine! Lucky you!
nice to see your parents! love the little houses and always think of the Alberta Trilogy by Cora Sandel in which alberta and Viguard get locked into Versaille and have to spend the night sleeping in a field.