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   FEBRUARY 2012   
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Napoleon’s Wars. Louis François Lejeune, general and painter
Napoleon’s Wars
Louis François Lejeune, general and painter
  
Exhibition from 14 February to 13 May 2012  

The palace of Versailles is consecrating an exhibition to a unique figure of the 19th century, Louis François Lejeune (1775-1848), who had a threefold career as artist, soldier and politician. Through the work of this eyewitness of Napoleon’s wars, the exhibition aims to show us how a history painting takes form.

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This month in Versailles
GUIDED TOURS
Guided tours
Guided tours
Another way to discover the Palace

Experience with a guide the sovereigns’ intimate environment: the private apartments of Louis XV and Louis XVI, the Royal Opera or the Royal Chapel. Guided tours will give you a glimpse of another Versailles.

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SECRETS FROM THE FILMING
© Jeanne Hollande
Les adieux à la Reine
Opening of the Berlinale Film Festival

Shown in a preview on the Palace’s Facebook page, images from the shooting of Les Adieux à la Reine, the latest film by Benoît Jacquot, presented at the opening of the Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February.

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Share your snapshots of Versailles
Share your snapshots of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles is asking visitors from round the world to illustrate a history of souvenir photography at Versailles. Start looking for your pictures!

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Punch-bowl
from the dinner service with a sky-blue background of Louis XV

Exceptional for its decoration and its ample size matching the huge set to which it belonged, this punch-bowl also stands out for its excellent state of conservation.

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Restorations in pictures
  The front and the roofs of the Palace
The front and the roofs of the Palace
  the equestrian statue of Louis XIV
the equestrian statue of Louis XIV
  Do you know?

Who painted the ceiling of the Abundance Salon?

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  300 years ago

Opening of the Congress of Utrecht, which concluded with the coalition powers recognising the grandson of Louis XIV as king of Spain.

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