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| The Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles, France |
To continue our Europe tour in 2013, we had arrived Paris on 17 June 2013 at 11:30pm. We flew from Geneva, Switzerland via Air France. Paris was our last stop for this tour. We went around not only Paris, we went outskirt as well such as our visit to Versailles Palace the following day, 18 June 2013.
The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles (English /vɛərˈsaɪ/ vair-sy or /vərˈsaɪ/ vər-sy; French: [vɛʁsɑj]), is a royal château in Versailles in the Ile-de-France region of France. It is also know as the Château de Versailles. It is the biggest palace/castle in the world. I may talk about the last French Monarch the next post about this Palace. Meantime, let me share a few of the photos taken in this marvelous place.
Address: Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France
(source: Wikipedia)
looooooong queue to enter the Palace and the Garden. We visited first the Garden. In the afternoon, we needed to queue again to enter the Palace.
Versailles Palace exterior. We could smile now after over an hour or two queuing.
The Palace of Versailles and the Garden.
The Apollo Fountain at Versailles Garden
triangle shaped trees at Versailles Garden
The Pyramid Fountain at Versailles Garden. The pyramid in the center of the fountain took 3 years to build. It consists of four lead bowls supported by lead tritons, crayfish and dolphins,
Versailles in the Age of Enlightenment by Louis XVI 1715~1789
I would post more photos taken in the garden and in the Palace later.
Check out our Walks in Paris the following day, 19 June 2013
continued from Geneva, Switzerlard
Europe tour June 2013
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The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles (English /vɛərˈsaɪ/ vair-sy or /vərˈsaɪ/ vər-sy; French: [vɛʁsɑj]), is a royal château in Versailles in the Ile-de-France region of France. It is also know as the Château de Versailles. It is the biggest palace/castle in the world. I may talk about the last French Monarch the next post about this Palace. Meantime, let me share a few of the photos taken in this marvelous place.
Address: Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France
(source: Wikipedia)
Versailles Palace exterior. We could smile now after over an hour or two queuing.
The Palace of Versailles and the Garden.
The Apollo Fountain at Versailles Garden
The Dragon Fountain at Versailles
triangle shaped trees at Versailles Garden
Versailles in the Age of Enlightenment by Louis XVI 1715~1789
Marie Antoinette and her children. King Louie XVI and Marie Antoinette died under guillotine during the French Revolution. The fate of their then 10 year old son has been a mystery for over 2 centuries. Did he suffer as his parents or was he able to escape? The daughter, Marie Therese had lived till her 72nd year but she spent most of her life with bitterness, anger and exiled from France.
I would post more photos taken in the garden and in the Palace later.
Check out our Walks in Paris the following day, 19 June 2013
continued from Geneva, Switzerlard
Europe tour June 2013
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Lucerne, Switzerland
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Singapore River
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| Munich, Germany |
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Family cycling
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The making of Harry Potter
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Universal Studios
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Shrimp Stew
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Family World Travels
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