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Two last shots of the musical fountains night show at the palace for Weekend Reflections , more specifically at the mirror basin. You ha...

This is Apollo's bath grove in the palace gardens during the musical fountains night show. Again, these photos were taken in August...

The musical fountains night show ends with splendid fireworks in perfect tune with the baroque music. I had shown ...

(A detail of) the north parterre at the palace prettily lit by the evening sun! Un détail du parterre du nord joliment éclairé par l...

This is the dome grove in the palace gardens. Unfortunately, the two domes that adorned this fountain were destroyed in 1820 but the nam...

During the musical night fountains show one walks in mist in the ' ballroom grove ' of the palace gardens! The pavement is gorge...

It's Friday and it's time for Weekend Reflections ! The golden evening glow of the setting sun on the façade of the palace made f...

This is the colonnade I was showing you yesterday without the green lights! There are a total of 32 marble columns in this grove. Ther...

This was the alien light in the colonnade grove (built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart from 1685) in the palace gardens during the musical...

This is Apollo's chariot basin . Along with Latona fountain (which is currently being restored, see it here ), it is my favourite ...

These inflatable Morris Column s dotted all over the alleys of the palace gardens during the musical night fountains show depict La Font...

September! A month I love for allsorts of reasons! Theme Day this time is organised by Jack of Naples and Hartford in season and Bitingm...

A myriad soap bubbles to mark the moment the magical "musical fountains night show" begins at the palace! One wanders through ...

Happy New Year to all of you, and happy new decade! May they be full of joy and happiness. I checked the portal waaaayyy too late to realiz...

A few more photos of my August series on the Water Nights at the palace. All posts can be seen by clicking the "Eaux Nocturnes" l...

A night view of a detail of the inner courtyard of the palace, and a bonus video of Leto fountain which I have shown you here . I love the p...

This is a detail of the golden inner gate of the palace. The photo was taken at night, after the Water Nights. As is often the case in Europ...

During the Water Nights at the palace, there is only one way to quench your thirst: a fresh orange juice made from the fruit of the palace ...

The Water nights invariably end in glorious fireworks above the Grand Canal ! As a bonus, here's a (very) short video to give you a bet...

During the Night Waters, all the statues are lit. Of course, I couldn't resist taking pictures of these... er perfect bodies! ----------...