Versailles - Ceiling of the Hall of Mirrors

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.

Ian

[Bob]

Cool.

[Molly]

These allegorical paintings are amazing. Really colourful shot.

[Therese]

another stuninng shot.... I for one don't mind you uploading so many pics form your trip to Versailles.... I'm really enjoying them! :)

[Ivan]

Wonderful paintings, super recording. Took similar in the Paris Opera House years ago of the Chagall ceiling paintings (on film!)

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of this beautiful paintings . Interesting info to.

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of this beautiful paintings . Interesting info to.
Thank you for the nice comments and great support on my tulip pic.`s.

[Dianne]

Great pov - I can imagine it to be a place that needs lots of visits to see all the details in the paintings.

[Tony]

Fantastic detail. Fav

[Rose]

Oh My heart skipped a beat when I saw this! Beautiful artwork and captured so beautifully

[bkb in the city]

Great shot of such amazing art work

[Pete Roberts]

Stunning ceiling - super photo

[Lynne Hart]

Brilliant shot, stunning ceiling.

[bruni]

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.

[Fisher Family]

@bobhuegel

Thank you Bob - there were so many stunning ceilings!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin

Thank you Molly - I really was spoiled for choice with the number and variety of beautiful ceilings!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@monkeykid

Thank you Therese - Lucy and I could probably fill the next 365 days with shots of Versailles!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@ivan

Thank you Ivan - Paris has so many beautiful buildings!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula

Thank you Ferry - Versailles is just full of beautiful things!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@dide

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

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont

Thank you Tony, and thank you for the fav!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@silverhorn

Thank you Rose - there is so much beauty there. The camera was kept very busy!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity

Thank you Brian - there was so much beauty there.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pjr

Thank you Pete, glad you like it.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@lhart

Thank you Lynne - such a beautiful, enormous palace with so much to see and not enough time!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bruni

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

[Kathy A]

What an awesome room!

[Fisher Family]

@kjarn

Thank you Kathy - the whole palace was stunning.

Ian