The library, and billiard rooms of the Château Vaux le Vicomte !!!

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This is awesome, another reason to visit my belle France, in all its splendeurs!  A must to visit indeed.  Another wonderful memory of my dear late wife Martine, and I traveling in her native department the beauty is amazing.  I first came here in 1992 , and have been coming here regularly thereafter ; as well friend of the castle since 2004. This is a wonderful story and a beautiful castle still in private hands ! Do see my other posts on the castle in my blog, A reminder, the Château Vaux le Vicomte is in the village of Maincy, Seine et Marne dept 77 of the Île de France region, of my belle France. Let me tell on older paper pictures now finally in my blog on the library, and billard rooms of the Château Vaux le Vicomte !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The former antichambre du roi ,current bibliothèque or the King’s anteroom current library is unfinished It is marked by the alternation of paintings and bas-reliefs: the central oval of the ceiling includes a painting of the 18C, because the unknown Le Brun project was not carried out. In the center of the wall, there are four paintings: « Diane se déchaussant après la chasse, L’Amour et la Foudre, Achille implorant Vénus de lui rendre le bouclier que l’Amour lui a dérobé, L’Amour et un cep de vigne ». Which goes in Eng sort of as Diane is unleashed after hunting, love and lightning, Achilles imploring Venus to give him back the shield that love stole from him, love and a vineyard. The mahogany library body dates from the 18C. The angles are arranged with the Fouquet figure.

Vaux le Vicomte castle bibliothéque c2004

The Grande Chambre Carrée (see post) or the large square room is the only room in the Louis XIII style in the castle. From its original decoration, it has retained the large frieze painted by a Roman triumph which, in the time of Fouquet, crowned a series of tapestries replaced in the 18C by a Cordoba leather portrait today gone. Above the fireplace, portrait of the Marshal of Villars. Between the windows, portrait of the Duchess of Villars by Coypel. Supervised in the woodwork, five paintings from the victories of Marshal de Villars. Boulle style billiards with exceptional dimensions were produced by Dasson in 1877.

Vaux le Vicomte castle salon des billiards c2004

The official Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte: https://vaux-le-vicomte.com/en/

The town of Maincy on its heritage/castle: https://www.maincy.fr/patrimoine/

The Seine et Marne dept 77 tourist office on the castle: https://www.seineetmarnevivreengrand.fr/explorer/676128/

There you go folks, another dandy in my belle France, and down memory lane in Seine et Marne, dept 77. The Château Vaux le Vicomte have written plenty on it in my blog but , never enough on this wonderful castle, Again, you must come to this off the beaten path castle that needs to be seen more, me think, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the library, and billard rooms of the Château Vaux le Vicomte !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health,and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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