Palace Of Versailles Marble Courtyard

In my defense i was feeling pulled through the space by our kensington tours guide.

Palace of versailles marble courtyard.

She had a lot to show us in the four hours we spent at the palace. You are now in the marble courtyard. Its black and white tiles come from the castle of vaux le vicomte. Château de versailles ʃɑto d ə vɛʁsɑj was the principal royal residence of france from 1682 under louis xiv until the start of the french revolution in 1789 under louis xvi it is located in the department of yvelines in the region of île de france about 20 kilometres 12 miles.

I was kicking myself when i saw that i had chopped the flag off in my photograph of the marble courtyard. This multimedia space traces the history of the palace of versailles through the centuries and offers an excellent introduction to your visit. The pattern is based on the black and white floor of the marble courtyard at the palace of versailles i can t wait to see this in person in just a few months. Travel photo the marble courtyard at the palace of versailles in france.

The marble courtyard is the original courtyard of the palace built by louis xiii in 1623. It is located in the city of versailles in northern france 10 miles 16 km west southwest of paris. The main courtyard and royal courtyard. You will see the ground is entirely paved in marble.

As the center of the french court versailles was one of the grandest theaters of european absolutism. The palace of versailles v ɛər ˈ s aɪ v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ vair sy vur sy.