Allegorical statues
For the large formal gardens behind his palace at Versailles, King Louis XIV commissioned dozens of white marble statues showing healthy young women with good posture, many of them dressed Read More …
Category: Versailles
Modern art and manicured trees
Looking northwest from behind the Versailles palace, we have a wide view of the gardens and park. The Apollo Fountain is in the foreground, the Grand Canal in the rear. Read More …
Queuing for tickets in Versailles
An advance ticket is a sensible thing to have if you visit Versailles in the summer (or spring or autumn) and intend to have a look at the rooms inside Read More …
Louis XIV and his Versailles Palace
My original intention was to ride around Paris on the Vélib’ bikes during the day and just come out to Versailles for the evening performance at the Royal Opera, but Read More …
The Royal Opera in Versailles
In the Royal Opera in the north wing of Versailles Palace I saw an elaborate performance of the musical comedy Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by the playwright Molière (1622-1673) and the Read More …