Royal Opera of the Château de Versailles, part II !!!

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I am back, and need to tell you again on the  wonderful beautiful amazing dear Versailles, a city I lived and won’t stop mentioning it !  However, with all the numerours posts I have in my blog on this immense royal city and de facto capital of France I like to tell you more with older paper pictures that even if quality is not up to par, are good enough for me blog and the memories of always, Therefore, let me tell you again on the gorgeous Royal Opera of the Château de Versailles, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Two stone galleries lead to the Royal Opéra , it was by the gallery of the first floor that the king went there, either by directly gaining his particular lodge, or by descending the staircase, now destroyed, which led to the guard room, and, from there, at the home and at the amphitheater.

Versailles opéra royal north side c2010

Behind the parterre, the amphitheater rises, at the forefront of which are placed the armchairs of the royal family and the princes and princesses of the blood and the duchesses. Upstairs of the second lodges, there are three small special lodges which possibly allowed the king to attend the show in a semi-incognito: closed with gilded bronze grids and decorated with exquisite arabesques, they communicate by a small oval living room with the gallery leading to large apartments. The room once contained more than a thousand places, it now has just over seven hundred,

Versailles opéra royal loge de louis XV c2010

The Royal Opera was inaugurated on May 16, 1770 at the marriage of Louis XVI of France and Marie-Antoinette of Austria. The Royal Opera, which Louis-Philippe was painted in red and which, in 1871, had been transformed into a meeting room for the National Assembly and then occupied by the Senate after 1875, was scrupulously restored from 1952 to 1956 and returned to once again one of the most beautiful theaters in the world, uniting the graces of the Rococo style with the triumphant neoclassicism. It was meant to give an idea of the progress made in the arts under the reign of king Louis XV. They are 254 years old of wonderful celebrations.

The Château de Versailles on the Royal Opéra : https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/palace/royal-opera

The official Château de Versailles opéra royal programming : https://www.operaroyal-versailles.fr/en/home/

There you go folks, I did justice to this jewel of the most beautiful palace in the world, a must to see while in France. I just had luck to lived nearby ,to see it every day and as friend of the palace see its intricate rooms a lot better. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Royal Opera of the Château de Versailles, part II 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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