Hidden Rooms In The Palace Of Versailles

When the sun rose on 26 december versailles looked quite different than the day before.

Hidden rooms in the palace of versailles.

The extraordinary clock which gave the room its name was first presented at the academy of sciences and then to the king in château de choisy before being brought here in 1754 the clock displays the time day of the week month. The queen s apartments which overlook the midi parterre are a series of rooms whose layout is identical to that of the king s state apartments to the north. The layout of the first floor of the palace was perfectly symmetrical with the. In the 1980s the canadian born photographer won a contract to document the ongoing restoration of the historic french palace giving him and his camera lense an all access pass to backstage versailles.

An 18th century style toilet is behind a hidden door in the wall. The palace was stripped of all its furnishings after the french revolution but many pieces have been returned and many of the palace rooms have been restored. Louis xv was very interested in science and especially astronomy. The room has floor to ceiling gold detail and elements of the.

Published july 18 2017 continue reading. From its surprising origins to some shocking modern day developments here s the bizarre history of the palace of versailles. On the floor of this room there is a copper strip marking the versailles meridian. In 2017 the palace of versailles received 7 700 000 visitors making it the second most visited monument in the île de france region just behind the louvre and ahead of the eiffel tower.

When the school groups have gone home inside hidden rooms that likely no tourist will ever see polidori has had the truly unique opportunity. Most tourists visiting the stunning palace of versailles tour the huge halls and grounds. Queen maria theresa louis xiv s wife was the first person to live in these apartments but she died not long after moving in in 1683. The stunning architecture.

Louis xv s desk in the palace of versailles. Palace windows were shattered several roofs had flown off to find new homes and worst of all was the gardens. It was a major power center of the french royal family until 1789 when the french revolution broke out and the versailles secret rooms are its hidden core. Gusts of wind as intense as 210km hr 130mph pummeled versailles over about 2 hours in the dead of night.