Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1393: The Palace of Jealousy
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Eleven o'clock in the morning, Palace of Versailles.
Ye Tian and his convoy drove from Paris and arrived at this huge palace complex in the southwest suburbs of Paris. They were ready to visit this famous palace and appreciate the antique works of art displayed here!
The Palace of Versailles, located in the town of Versailles, the capital of the Yvelines province on the southwest outskirts 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 with the same name are the Forbidden City in Beijing, 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 then King of France and the Sun King Louis XIV.
When it was first established, the Palace of Versailles was just a hunting palace for Louis XIII. It had only one red brick building, two stories high, with a total of 26 rooms upstairs and downstairs!
In 1643, Louis XIV, who was only five years old, ascended the throne. After he got married in 1664, he decided to move the palace to Versailles, that is, to build the palace on the basis of the hunting lodge originally built by Louis XIII.
In the following decades, Louis XIV spared no effort in spending huge sums of money and building this huge palace.
In 1688, the main building of the Palace of Versailles was completed. In 1710, the construction of the entire Palace of Versailles and gardens was completed.
At this point, the Palace of Versailles has become the largest, most majestic, and most luxurious palace building in Europe. It has also become the center of aristocratic activities, an art center, and the birthplace of culture and fashion in France and even Europe.
After continuous expansion, today, the Palace of Versailles is a huge palace complex with 2,300 rooms, 67 staircases, and 5,210 pieces of furniture, ranking among the five largest palaces in the world!
From the time of Louis XIV until Louis XVI was brought to Paris by the revolutionary Paris citizens, the Palace of Versailles was the seat of the French Bourbon royal family 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 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 works of art and furniture in the Palace of Versailles were transported to the Louvre. Since then, the Palace of Versailles has been in ruins for forty years.
It was not until 1833 that King Louis Philippe 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 the bus was on a street next to the Palace of Versailles. It was a public parking lot in front of an annex to the Palace of Versailles.
When you get off the bus here, you can only see a corner of the Palace of Versailles, but you cannot get a full view of it, and you cannot 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 towards the street corner not far ahead. When they turned the corner, they could see the entire Palace of Versailles and the beautiful scenery of the Versailles Garden.
Around Ye Tian and the others, Mattis and many security personnel have spread out, watching the surrounding situation vigilantly, ready to react at any time.
A little further behind, there were the Paris policemen in plainclothes, following step by step, staring closely at Ye Tian and the others in front, not daring to relax for a moment!
With the appearance of Ye Tian and others, the public parking lot and even this street dominated by Baroque-style buildings immediately caused a commotion.
The tourists who happened to be here and the passers-by on the street were all looking at Ye Tian and the others, and the voices of whispers could be heard everywhere!
"Go! Why did Steven come to the Palace of Versailles? This scene is too exaggerated. Even if the President of the United States comes to visit the Palace of Versailles, the battle will be nothing more than this!
Fortunately, this is the Palace of Versailles, not the Saint-Ouin antique flea market, galleries or antique shops. You don’t have to worry about this guy Steven ransacking the palace! "
"Have you heard? This **** Steven picked up a Gauguin masterpiece in Barbizon White yesterday. It is 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 always stand with him and loves this guy so much. All the good things happened to him, and the whole of Paris was almost wiped out by him! "
Ye Tian didn't take it to heart about the comments that kept reaching his ears. Instead, he enjoyed the feeling of being in the spotlight and being regarded as a star. It was really refreshing!
While strolling, he always had a bright smile on his face. He kept saying hello and nodding gently to pedestrians, tourists and staff on both sides of the street. His performance was impeccable!
Seeing his warm performance like the spring breeze, people on the street couldn't help but feel very surprised, and even wondered if they were dazzled!
Is this the same Steven who is known for his ruthlessness and is hated by countless people to the point of gritting their teeth? He is clearly a humble gentleman. Are the rumors he heard before all false?
While nodding to the pedestrians and tourists on the street and showing his grace, Ye Tian also did not forget to introduce the scenery of this street to Betty and the others, as well as the buildings on both sides of the street!
“These buildings should have been built at the end of the 17th century. They are Baroque-style buildings, which evolved from Renaissance architecture and were a very popular architectural style at that time.
Baroque architectural style is characterized by free appearance, pursuit of dynamics, preference for gorgeous decoration and sculpture, strong colors, commonly interspersed curved surfaces, and oval spaces.
As far as architectural art is concerned, Baroque architecture is considered a deviant architectural style. It is very different from the classical style architecture of the Palace of Versailles, but it is uniquely beautiful! "
"These buildings on both sides of the street are indeed very beautiful and dazzling! Unfortunately, they are already a bit mottled and old. You can imagine how gorgeous and dazzling they were when they were first built!"
Betty said with emotion, raising her head slightly and 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 what he saw was much more than Betty and the others!
At this time, he had secretly turned on the perspective, his sight penetrated the wall, and he could clearly see the situation inside the buildings on both sides of the street, without missing anything!
The three-story building on the left, built in the late seventeenth century, should be an office building. There are some staff inside, all drinking coffee, talking and laughing. You can imagine the work efficiency!
In addition, Ye Tian also saw some antique artworks in this building.
There are paintings, sculptures, and other objects with decorative functions, but they are not of much value and are not worth paying attention to, let alone impressing Ye Tian!
The building on the right next to the Palace of Versailles should be a warehouse, with many books placed in categories, covering architecture, art, history, science and other fields.
Those books were published in different years, from the mid-to-late seventeenth century to modern times, there are books from all eras, a dazzling array!
Among those books, Ye Tian actually found several quite good ancient books and manuscripts, which radiated dazzling light and could see several layers of charming halos!
But unfortunately, those 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 the building at night and pocket those ancient books and manuscripts, but Ye Tian disdained the behavior of a gentleman!
After introducing the Baroque-style buildings on both sides of the street, Ye Tian began to introduce the history and origin of the Palace of Versailles to Betty and the others!
“In the mid-17th century, as Parisian citizens continued to riot against the royal family, the whole of Paris seemed very chaotic and noisy, so Louis XIV had the idea of moving the royal court out of Paris.
In 1660, Louis XIV was invited to be a guest at the Chateau de Vicomte of Finance Minister Fouquet, and visited the Chateau de Vicomte, known as the 'Palais de Vaux'. He was deeply impressed by its magnificence and exquisite luxury!
At that time, the French royal family lived in the dilapidated Palace of Fontainebleau and Palace of Vincennes. None of the royal palaces in the suburbs could compare with the 'Palace of Wo'!
Perhaps out of jealousy, Louis XIV was angry that he had failed to fulfill his duties. He threw Fouquet into the Bastille for corruption, and ordered the designer of the Palais de Vau, Le Nôtre, and the architect Le Vau to design a new palace for him.
This is why Louis XIV built the Palace of Versailles. This magnificent and world-famous palace can be said to be the product of jealousy, which is quite interesting! "
While talking, Ye Tian and the others had already reached the corner of the street, and the huge square in front of the Palace of Versailles appeared in front of them!
When they turned the corner, the Palace of Versailles, one of the five largest palaces in the world, immediately burst into their sight!