In front of the
castle, the closing gold which had disappeared since the Revolution has
been reconstituted. It took several years of study and two years of
work to transform
fifteen tons of pure iron and 100 000 gold leaves of lilies in bloom,
horns of plenty, Apollon masks and crowns. Without forgetting the loose
capitals of L cross representing the figure of Louis XIV. The gold lace
form the grid that now surrounded the royal court of Versailles palace.
More specifically, the enclosure, whose central
portal was unveiled yesterday morning, again separates the different
courses leading to the residence of the Sun King. It is, indeed, the
return of the grid created in the years 1680 under the direction of
Jules Hardouin-Mansart and who had disappeared during the
Revolution. From the close of origin, it is still nothing that
carved two groups,
Peace and Abundance of the Tuby and Coysevox. "But it was very well
documented, which allowed a refund faithful," said Frederic Didier,
chief architect of historical monuments in charge of the castle. While
some called into question the relevance of its recreation, it was
decided to restore the grid, particularly to enable the facility to
reorganize the flow of its millions of visitors. "And this great book
makes its symbolic force in this space in front of the castle, said
Jean-Jacques Aillagon, president of the area. Versailles is the remains
of a king and the scheduling was intended to demonstrate that it
approached its sacred person. " Produced through the sponsorship of the group Monnoyeur, business
services related to building and public works, its return has cost 5
million. It will be officially inaugurated on July 8 and already
visitors are caught in the photo in front of his glittering bars. But
since the grid will remain close, they borrow from today the new access
to the castle. Pending the finalization of the reorganization home in
Versailles, a flag of temporary entry, while glass and wood, was built
on the plans of architects Yves Pagès and the Benedict
Thierry d'Ennequin. It was made possible through the sponsorship of
competence group Vinci.