Paved in black and white marble this courtyard has been raised to its original level.
The marble coart versailles characteristics.
The marble court of the palace of versailles sepia paris.
Its first architect was louis levau 1612 70 who apart from collaborating on the louvre had designed the great chateau of vaux le vicomte for fouquet louis minister of finance.
High quality fine art print from the original drawing by desmond freeman.
It is located in the city of versailles in northern france 10 miles 16 km west southwest of paris.
As the center of the french court versailles was one of the grandest theaters of european absolutism.
Printed on beautiful thick acid free paper using fade resistant archival ink to maintain vibrancy of color.
She had a lot to show us in the four hours we spent at the palace.
I was kicking myself when i saw that i had chopped the flag off in my photograph of the marble courtyard.
The marble court of the palace of versailles sepia paris.
In my defense i was feeling pulled through the space by our kensington tours guide.
Travel photo the marble courtyard at the palace of versailles in france.
Versailles began life as a hunting lodge of very moderate size the king s private refuge but was reincarnated as a palace in 1661 to house the entire french court.
Palace of versailles former french royal residence and center of government now a national landmark.