In all these years, VDP has never yet shown you one of the most beautiful doorways of the city. This is the recently restored door of Louis XVth's 'hôtel de la guerre' or war ministry. It was built between 1759 and 1760 to plans by Jean-Baptiste Berthier. It stands beside another part of the grand building with another gorgeous door which VDP had shown you here and was built on land that used to be Louis XIIIth's kitchen garden. It was later used as military school.
Depuis toutes ces années, VDP ne vous avait jamais encore montré l'un des plus beaux portails de la ville, celui de l'ancien hôtel de la guerre de Louis XV, édifié entre 1759 et 1760 sur des plans de Jean-Baptiste Berthier et restauré relativement récemment. Il se situe à côté d'une autre partie du bâtiment, dotée d'un portail tout aussi splendide et que VDP vous avait montré ici. Il fut construit sur ce qui fut le potager de Louis XIII et devint ultérieurement école militaire.
Fancy door for a military school.
ReplyDeleteFrom what you've told me and I've read online, we should prepare for la guerre when we get to the palace. The official website, though, says the crowds drop a lot after the first of September.
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese are great photos! Wonderful details!
ReplyDeleteThat is a fine looking doorway, but it must be on the right building. It would just look silly on my house. Thank you for the post and history lesson.
ReplyDeleteVery grand and intricate.
ReplyDeleteIt is so beautiful, Ciel!
ReplyDeleteAwesome details.
ReplyDeleteIt is just stupefying that after all this time, there are still gorgeous places in Versailles that you have not yet been able to show us!
ReplyDeleteThis Louis was not known for his subtlety. What a magnificent doorway.
ReplyDeleteWow, they don't build them like that any more!
ReplyDeletec'est le soleil versaillais
ReplyDeletequelle chance
The details are amazingly intricate!
ReplyDeleteMagnificent!
ReplyDeleteI agree: a grand entrance.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is spectacular.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful details !
ReplyDeleteMagnificent details! Blue sky, shadows: it looks like a real August...
ReplyDeleteIt id, indeed, a beautiful doorway.
ReplyDeleteTu avais bien sur attendu la restauration pour nous la montrer. C'est surement plus joli en photo, restauree.
ReplyDeleteImpressive work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fabulous detail shots Ciel, the arch entrance is very impressive .
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous stone work!
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