Chapter 1393: Jealous palace
Eleven o'clock in the morning, Versailles.
Ye Tian and his convoy drove from the city of Paris and came to this huge group of palaces in the southwestern suburbs of Paris. They are ready to visit this famous palace and enjoy the antique works of art displayed here!
The Palace of Versailles, located in Versailles, the capital of Yvelines, in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, is one of the famous palaces in Paris and one of the five largest palaces in the world.
The other four palaces of equal fame are the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom, the White House in the United States, and the Kremlin in Russia.
This famous palace complex was built in 1624 by Louis XIII, the father of the French King and Sun King Louis XIV.
At the beginning of its establishment, the Palace of Versailles was just a hunting palace of Louis XIII. There was only one red brick building with a total of two floors. There were 26 rooms upstairs and downstairs!
In 1643, Louis XIV, who was only five years old, took the throne. After his marriage in 1664, he decided to move the palace to Versailles, that is, build the palace on the basis of the hunting lodge originally built by Louis XIII.
In the decades that followed, Louis XIV did not hesitate to spend huge sums of money to build this huge palace.
In 1688, the main building of the Palace of Versailles was completed. In 1710, the construction of the entire Palace and gardens of Versailles was completed.
So far, the Palace of Versailles has become the largest, most majestic, and most luxurious palace building in Europe. It has also become a noble activity center, art center and the birthplace of culture and fashion in France and even Europe.
Later, after continuous expansion, the Palace of Versailles is already a huge palace complex with 2,300 rooms, 67 stairs, and 5,210 pieces of furniture. It is one of the top five palaces in the world!
From the beginning of Louis XIV until Louis XVI was swept into Paris by revolutionary Paris citizens, the Palace of Versailles was the seat of the French Bourbon royal court for 107 years.
In 1789, the history of Versailles as a royal palace ended.
During the horrific period of the French Revolution that followed, the Palace of Versailles was washed and looted many times by the people. The furniture, murals, tapestries, chandeliers and furnishings in the palace were looted, and the doors and windows of the palace were smashed and demolished.
In 1793, all the remaining artworks and furniture in the Palace of Versailles were transported to the Louvre. Since then, the Palace of Versailles has been reduced to ruins for 40 years.
It was not until 1833 that King Louis Philip of the Orleans dynasty ordered the restoration of the Palace of Versailles and turned it into a historical museum.
The place where Ye Tian and the others got off was on a street next to the Palace of Versailles, a public parking lot in front of the annexe of the Palace of Versailles.
When you get off from here, you can only see a corner of the Palace of Versailles, you can't get a full view, nor can you immediately feel the grandeur and shock of this world-famous palace.
After getting off the bus, Ye Tian and the others began to stroll forward, walking to the corner not far in front, and turning the corner in front, they could see the entire Palace of Versailles and the beauty of the gardens of Versailles.
Around Ye Tian and the others, Mattis and many security personnel have dispersed, staring at the surrounding situation vigilantly, ready to respond at any time.
A little further behind, there are those Paris policemen in plain clothes, following at every step, staring at Ye Tian and the others in front of them, and dare not relax for a moment!
With the appearance of Ye Tian and the others, this public parking lot, and even this street dominated by Baroque buildings, immediately caused a commotion.
The tourists who happened to be here, as well as the pedestrians on the street, were watching Ye Tian and the others, and the voice of whispering could be heard everywhere!
"I'm going! Why did Steven come to Versailles? This scene is too exaggerated. Even if the President of the United States visits Versailles, the battle will be nothing more than that!
Fortunately, this is the Palace of Versailles, not the antique flea market, galleries and antique shops in Santouan, so don't worry about Steven looting this palace crazy! "
"Have you heard! The **** Steven picked up a Gauguin masterpiece at Barbizon White yesterday, worth at least tens of millions of euros. The news has spread throughout France and caused a huge sensation!
This **** is so lucky. God seems to stand with him forever and love this guy so much. All good things fall on his head, and the whole Paris is almost wiped out! "
Ye Tian didn't pay attention to the comments that kept coming to his ears. Instead, he kind of enjoyed the feeling of being regarded as a celebrity. It was really cool!
As he walked forward, his face was always filled with a bright smile, and he kept greeting pedestrians, tourists, and staff on both sides of the street, nodding his head gently, and his performance was impeccable!
Seeing his gentle performance like a spring breeze, people on the street couldn't help feeling very surprised, and even wondering if they were dazzled!
Is this the Steven who is known for his cruelty and gritted his teeth by countless people? This is clearly a modest gentleman, is it true that the rumors he heard before are all false?
While nodding to the pedestrians and tourists on the street and expressing his own demeanor, Ye Tian did not forget to introduce Betty and the others the scenery on this street and the buildings on both sides of the street!
"These buildings should be built at the end of the seventeenth century. They were Baroque style buildings, evolved from the Renaissance architecture, and were a very popular architectural style at that time.
Baroque architectural style is characterized by freedom of appearance, pursuit of dynamics, preference for rich decoration and carvings, strong colors, commonly used interspersed curved surfaces, and oval spaces.
As far as architectural art is concerned, Baroque architecture is considered a deviant architectural style, which is very different from the classicist-style architecture of Versailles, but it is not beautiful! "
"These buildings on both sides of the street are indeed very beautiful and dizzying! Unfortunately, they are already a bit mottled and old. One can imagine how gorgeous they were when they were first built!"
Betty said with emotion, looking up slightly, admiring the beautiful buildings on both sides of the street.
Ye Tian also raised his head slightly, admiring the buildings on both sides of the street, but he saw a lot more than Betty and the others!
At this moment, he had secretly turned on the perspective, his sight penetrated the wall, and he could see the situation in the buildings on both sides of the street clearly, without missing anything!
The three-story building on the left was built in the late seventeenth century. It should be an office building with some staff members, all drinking coffee, talking and laughing. The work efficiency can be imagined!
In addition, Ye Tian also saw some antique artworks in this building.
Among them, there are paintings, sculptures, and other objects with decorative functions, but they are not of much value and are not worthy of attention, let alone impress Ye Tian!
The building on the right next to the Palace of Versailles should be a warehouse, with many books in different categories, covering architecture, art, history, science, and so on.
Those books were published in different years. From the middle and late seventeenth century to the modern era, there are books from all ages, and there is a wide range of books!
In those books, Ye Tian really found several pretty good ancient books and manuscripts, radiating a dazzling light, and could see several layers of charming halo!
But it is a pity that they are all books in the Palace of Versailles, and it is basically impossible to get them!
For Ye Tian, it was easy to break into this building in the dark and collect those ancient books and manuscripts into his bag, but Ye Tian dismissed the kind of gentleman's behavior!
After introducing the Baroque buildings on both sides of the street, Ye Tian began to introduce Betty and the others about the history and origin of the Palace of Versailles!
"In the mid-seventeenth century~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Due to the constant riots of the citizens of Paris against the royal family, the whole of Paris seemed very chaotic and noisy, and Louis XIV therefore moved the idea of moving the royal court out of Paris.
In 1660, Louis XIV was invited to visit the Viscount Castle of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Fouquet, and visited the Viscount Castle known as the "Wo Palace". He was deeply impressed by its grandeur and exquisite luxury!
At that time, the French royal family lived in the outdated Palace of Fontainebleau and the Palace of Vansena. None of the royal family's residences on the outskirts can be compared with the ‘Wo Palace’!
Perhaps it was jealousy that caused Louis XIV to anger his failure to do his duty and threw Fouquet into the Bastille for corruption, and ordered the designer Le Notre of the Palace of Vau and the architect Le Vau to design a new palace for him.
This is the reason why Louis XIV built the Palace of Versailles. This magnificent and world-famous palace of Versailles can be said to be the product of jealousy, and it is also more interesting! "
While they were talking, Ye Tian and the others had walked to the corner of the street, and the huge square in front of the Palace of Versailles appeared in front of them immediately!
When they turned the corner, the Palace of Versailles, one of the five largest palaces in the world, immediately broke into their eyes!
