05673nam a22003377a 4500 pucpr 20260113143631.0 240319s2024 nyua 000 0 eng 9780500028551 hardback 0500028559 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda CARIBET DC801.V56 G3713 2024 724 Garnier, Thomas, author. Versailles from the sky. / Thomas Garnier. txt New York : Thames & Hudson Inc, 2024. 208 p. : ill. ; col. ; 24 cm. book rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediated n rdacarrier volume nc Introduction 8 -- East Facade 10 -- 1 Honour Courtyard 10 -- 2 Marble Courtyard 11 -- 3 East Facade Clock 13 -- 4 Royal Gate 14 -- 5 East Facade 15 -- 6 Royal Courtyard 18 -- Interiors -- 7 Royal Chapel 20 -- 8 Hall of Mirrors 29 -- 9 King’s Chamber 34 -- 10 Queen’s Chamber 36 -- 11 Gallery of the Battles 38 -- 12 Lower Gallery 42 -- 13 Louis-Philippe Staircase 43 -- 14 Provence Staircase 44 -- 15 Questel Staircase 45 -- 16 Staircase of the Africa Rooms 46 -- 17 Royal Opera 48 -- 18 Congress Chamber 56 -- The Palace Roof 60 -- West Facade 62 -- Gardens of Versailles 68 -- 19 East-West Perspective 70 -- 20 Water Parterre 71 -- 21 Beneath the Gardens 72 -- 22 Latona’s Parterre 74 -- 23 Latona’s Fountain 75 -- 24 Royal Opera Reservoirs 76 -- 25 Apollo’s Pool 84 -- 26 Grand Perspective 86 -- 27 Grand Canal 87 -- 28 North-South Perspective 88 -- 29 South-North Perspective 89 -- 30 Neptune Fountain 90 -- 31 Dragon Fountain 92 -- 32 North Parterre 94 -- 33 South Parterre 95 -- 34 Orangery Parterre 96 -- 35 Orangery 98 -- 36 Lake of the Swiss Guard 102 -- Groves of Versailles 104 -- 37 Flora (Spring) Grove 106 -- 38 Enceladus Grove 109 -- 39 Groves of Domes 112 -- 40 Apollo’s Baths Groves 114 -- 41 Colonnade Grove 116 -- 42 Ballroom Grove 120 -- 43 Queen’s Grove 122 -- 44 Grove of the Three Fountains 123 -- 45 Chestnut Grove 124 -- 46 Obelisk Grove 125 -- 47 Water Theatre Grove 126 -- 48 Mirror Fountain 128 -- 49 King’s Garden 129 -- 50 Head of the Grand Canal 131 -- 51 Versailles Park 132 -- 52 Trianon Estate 134 -- 53 Grand Trianon 135 -- 54 Cotelle Gallery 137 -- Grand Trianon Gardens 144 -- 55 Fountain of the Four Nymphs 149 -- 56 Buffet d’Eau 151 -- French Gardens of the Petit Trianon 152 -- 57 French Pavillion 154 -- 58 Cool Pavillion 155 -- 59 Queen’s Theatre 158 -- 60 Petit Trianon 160 -- Anglo- Oriental Garden of the Trianon 164 -- 61 Love Monument 166 -- 62 Belvedere 169 -- 63 Clover Pool 173 -- 64 Trianon Greenhouses 174 -- 65 Chateauneuf Orangery 175 -- Queen’s Hamlet 176 -- 66 Queen’s House 181 -- 67 Marlborough Tower 182 -- 68 The Windmill 184 -- 69 The Boudoir 187 -- 70 Great Stables 188 -- 71 Sculptures and Casts Gallery 190 -- 72 Royal Tennis Court 191 -- 73 Water Tower 192 -- 74 The Grand Commun 193 -- 75 Estate of Marly 194 -- Close of Day -- Versailles Park 202 -- West Facade 204 -- Grand Canal 205 -- East Facade 206 -- West Facade 207 -- Versailles is particularly beautiful when seen from above, and the stunning images in this volume reveal the ingenious geometry of its different spaces, while also offering a panoramic view of the estate in all its immensity. The classical gardens lend themselves well to aerial views: the Grande Perspective, the fountains, the intricate parterres, many of which were plotted out on architectural plans. The wooded groves seem to take on new forms: the Domes, Colonnade, and Obelisk groves resemble watch faces on which the channels that feed the fountains mark out the time; the Chestnut Grove shrouded in snow assumes the shape of a violin; the Grand Canal at sunset becomes a glowing ribbon"-- Provided by publisher. Versailles seen from the sky is dreamlike. First to experience this remarkable sight on September 19, 1783, were three passengers aboard the world's first hot-air balloon flight: a sheep, a duck, and a chicken. These animals rose up into the sky in front of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, making Versailles a pioneering location in the conquest of the air. In the twenty-first century, the advent of drone cameras makes it possible to capture an infinity of new perspectives from the air. Versailles is particularly beautiful when seen from above, and the stunning images in this volume reveal the ingenious geometry of its different spaces, while also offering a panoramic view of the estate in all its immensity. The classical gardens lend themselves well to aerial views: the Grande Perspective, the fountains, the intricate parterres, many of which were plotted out on architectural plans. The wooded groves seem to take on new forms: the Domes, Colonnade, and Obelisk groves resemble watch faces on which the channels that feed the fountains mark out the time; the Chestnut Grove shrouded in snow assumes the shape of a violin; the Grand Canal at sunset becomes a glowing ribbon. Versailles from the Sky is perfect for anyone who loves Versailles. It is also for anyone who would love to take a trip through the four seasons; a journey that a bird's-eye view of Versailles encapsulates beautifully. --from Amazon Photography 302747 General Palaces 146957 France Photobooks 301148 Aerial photography 193773 Versailles (France) 302748 lcc 27 DC801.V56 General G3713 2024 305377 305377 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2026-01-13 Amazon 59.18 0 General DC801.V56 G3713 2024 91000000752204 2026-09-04 12:32:28 1 69.18 0000-00-00 27