I'm having real difficulty moving on from my day at Versailles with Lucy, so here is another shot from there.This is the ceiling of the Hall of Mirrors in the main chateau.
This isn't the first time the Hall of Mirrors has featured in our project - Katharine included a shot of it in her February visit - http://365project.org/fishers/365/2014-02-20
The Hall of Mirrors is the principal and most remarkable feature of King Louis XIV of France's third building campaign of the Palace of Versailles (1678–1684), and construction of the Hall of Mirrors began in 1678.
Originally regularly used by the royal family, it has in more recent times come to be remembered for a number of symbolic events, including the signing of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I on 28 June 1919.
You captured it well. so beautiful. In most places, when we were in Germany, they don't allow taking pictures. I was lucky to sneak a few. thank you for the history.
Thank you for the nice comments and great support on my tulip pic.`s.
Thank you Bob - there were so many stunning ceilings!
Ian
Thank you Molly - I really was spoiled for choice with the number and variety of beautiful ceilings!
Ian
Thank you Therese - Lucy and I could probably fill the next 365 days with shots of Versailles!
Ian
Thank you Ivan - Paris has so many beautiful buildings!
Ian
Thank you Ferry - Versailles is just full of beautiful things!
Ian
Thank you Dianne - I was amazed by the huge scale of the place, and there was so much to see. The camera was kept very busy indeed!
Ian
Thank you Tony, and thank you for the fav!
Ian
Thank you Rose - there is so much beauty there. The camera was kept very busy!
Ian
Thank you Brian - there was so much beauty there.
Ian
Thank you Pete, glad you like it.
Ian
Thank you Lynne - such a beautiful, enormous palace with so much to see and not enough time!
Ian
Thank you Bruni - many big houses in the UK don't allow photography either, but the French are OK, except that you can't use flash.
Ian
Thank you Kathy - the whole palace was stunning.
Ian