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Thursday 4 November 2010

Le soleil brille sur la grille de la cour royale

This is a detail of the royal courtyard's gate at the main palace entrance. Of course, the sun is depicted as befits the palace of the Sun King.
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21 comments:

  1. Chattahoochee Valley Daily4/11/10 01:52

    Really beautiful. Real gold at one time?

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  2. Debbie Courson Smith4/11/10 03:16

    How do they keep it so shiny?

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  3. T. Becque4/11/10 04:42

    Against the blue is great! "Sun King" keeps reminding me of an old Cult song!

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  4. Olivier4/11/10 06:08

    normal c'est le roi soleil, il brillait partout. superbe ce détail de la grille

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  5. Leslie D.4/11/10 06:24

    Holy cow..such grandeur and detail!

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  6. Small City Scenes4/11/10 07:12

    The Sun King--of course. Splendid shot.
    How do you pronounce soleil?
    You have forgotten my French lesson. LOL MB

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  7. Cezar and Léia4/11/10 08:50

    Chic!Tellement élégant! :)
    J'aime beaucoup cette explication, idée!
    Léia

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  8. Diane4/11/10 09:17

    This looks exactly like the photos I took last year (posted on my blog early November 2009) Next time I visit Versaille, I would love to see the Potager - is it any good? and what else should I see?

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  9. Cergie4/11/10 09:37

    Elle est belle la patine de la grille. Elle semble moins tape à l'oeil que l'Oval Buddha doré de Takashi Murakami qui lui fait pendant de l'autre coté du château.

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  10. VP4/11/10 09:42

    Modesty wasn't one of his virtues, if he had any, but this is gorgeous!

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  11. brattcat4/11/10 12:42

    How very beautiful with that flawless blue sky in the background.

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  12. tapirgal4/11/10 16:27

    I thought it was a map from the thumbnail - I'm not used to seeing such elaborate designs!

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  13. BaysideLife4/11/10 16:52

    The detail in this gate is amazing right down to the tassles on the banner. This could be the cover of a book about Versailles. Gorgeous.

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  14. James Mark4/11/10 17:31

    I agree, classy picture worthy of a book cover.

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  15. Sharon4/11/10 17:34

    You and another blogger have inspired me to get some city shots of our town this weekend. I like this detail shot, Ciel.

    Sharon

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  16. Halcyon4/11/10 17:49

    A very nice detail! The gold and blue look great together.

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  17. Loree4/11/10 20:05

    I have never seen such a shiny, golden gate but then, what else should I expect from the home of the Sun King?

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  18. cieldequimper4/11/10 22:18

    @ all: it is actually gold leaf.

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  19. EG CameraGirl5/11/10 04:14

    It's gorgeous and must cost a lot to keep it in perfect condition!

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  20. Francisca5/11/10 13:52

    Gold leaf? Really? I've never seen such a perfect shine on leaf. What a great detail shot of the sun king's gate, Ciel.

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  21. Unknown5/11/10 19:43

    This is gorgeous!

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