The Château de Versailles, part VIII !!!

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I will take on again, the Palace of Versailles on this post.  Of course, plenty more in my blog but just found older pictures on one of my cd roms ,that I like to show them for you and me. This is  a wonderful huge property , and a must to come even crowded, very popular by all. Versailles is it !!! can’t stop bragging lived here for 9+ wonderful years, Let me tell you about the Château de Versailles, part VIII !!! Hope you enjoy this post as I.

The historic galleries of the 19C at the Château de Versailles houses the works of Léon Bonnat are usually presented in the rooms of the northern attic of the castle devoted to the 19C and at its significant moments: catering, the reign of Louis Philippe Ier and the trip of the Queen Victoria in France, the Second Empire, the advent of the Third Republic or the celebration of the Treaty of Versailles. Most of the historical and portraits have been ordered by Napoleon himself. The galleries of the Revolution at the castle are on the second floor, and are an incredible space which conceals unsuspected and unknown treasures on the time of Napoleon Ier.

Rearranged as part of the Museum of History of France (Palace of Versailles) ,and formerly apartment of the Princess of Chimay, the attic located above the Queen’s apartments is entirely devoted to the periods of the Revolution and the Empire. Tables of small and medium formats, masterpieces such as the oath of David’s palm game or even the famous Bonaparte at the Pont d’Arcole de Grosse, adorn the tense walls of fabrics reproducing the silks commanded by Napoleon for its different Residences. In the Attica Chimay are grouped the works representing the consulate period with the relatives of Napoleon. Created under the reign of Louis-Philippe between 1837 and 1847 at the site of former courtiers apartments, these rooms present part of the collection of historical paintings from Versailles, illustrating the Revolution (1789-1799) and Le Consulate (1799 -1804). The Attica Chimay, located above the large apartment of the Queen, would take its name from the last lady of honor of Marie-Antoinette, who would have lived these spaces just before the French revolution.

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Since the creation of historic galleries, in 1834-1837, the Château de Versailles has preserved the most important collection of Napoleonic paintings and sculptures in the world. It is also the most prestigious, most of the works from orders that the emperor himself passed to the artists. The “stars” of Attica Chimay remain the oath of the game of palm (1790-1791) and Marat assassinated (1793) of David, as well as Bonaparte at the Pont d’Arcole de Gros (1796), and the portrait of the deputy Jean -Baptiste Bellely de Girodet (1797). And the busts of La Fayette by Houdon (1790) and Desaix by Chinard (1800-1808).

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The official Château de Versailles on the Chimay attic : https://en.chateauversailles.fr/chimay-attic

There you go folks, some more of my favorite Domaine (including palace, trianon, hameau etc), a dandy in beautiful Versailles, the most Royal of all French cities and the base of the new French constitution. Again, hope you enjoy the this post on the Château de Versailles, part VIII 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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