It is with these crashing waves of green alongside the Swiss lake that VDP is taking a break! See you soon!
C'est avec ces vagues de vert le long de la pièce d'eau des Suisses que VDP prend congé pour quelques jours ! A bientôt !
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This statue, which stands at the end of the Swiss lake, is a copy of Bernini's and Girardon's work 'Louis the 14th as Marcus Curtius'. The original statue is now kept inside the palace orangerie.
For Sunday Bridge Series @ San Francisco Bay Daily Photo, here comes the train on a bridge at the far end of the Swiss Lake. There are chimney shadows on ArtsyVersailles.

Yesterday, people were running around and swimming in the Swiss Lake: it was the Triathlon du Roi or King's Triathlon event. I merely watched... For a more general view of the lake, click here. For all posts, including history, click on the label below!
'Edge of Darkness' starring Mel Gibson opened in France on 17 February which gave me the opportunity to catch the Swiss Lake gate reflected... To see more Weekend Reflections, visit Newtown Area Photo.
Do you remember the orangerie? If not, you can have a peek by clicking here. In that post, I was telling you that the small lake in the background was the "Swiss Water". Here's a closer, and lower view of it. It was dug by a Swiss guards regiment between 1679 and 1682, hence its name.
In March, I showed you the palace orangerie in its winter attire. Now, of course, the trees are outside! So here is a general view with the "Swiss" water in the background.