Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1394: Golden Church
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The moment they saw the Versailles Palace complex, Ye Tian and the others were completely shocked by this huge palace complex, so that they all stopped and fell silent, just admiring the palace complex in front of them.
After a while, everyone finally woke up.
Immediately afterwards, Betty covered her mouth with her hand and said with emotion:
"Wow! This is really an amazing palace, so huge and luxurious!"
This was her first time in Paris, France, and her first time witnessing the grandeur and splendor of the Palace of Versailles. It was normal for her to be shocked!
Not just her, but anyone else standing here would be shocked by the magnificent palace complex in front of them, no exception!
This is a group of classical-style buildings, with a standard three-section classical treatment on the front.
What is the classical three-section style? That is, the facade is divided into three sections, vertical and horizontal. The building is symmetrical, with neat outlines, solemn and majestic shape. It is known as the representative of rational beauty.
The Palace of Versailles is exactly like this. The entire palace is majestic, with a tight and coordinated layout. The main palace runs east-west, and the two ends are connected with the South Palace and the North Palace, forming a symmetrical geometric pattern.
Although it was built in the seventeenth century, the Palace of Versailles abandoned the Baroque dome and the traditional French spire architectural style, and adopted a flat-top form, which looks dignified and majestic!
In front of the main palace is a large French-style garden with a unique style. The flowers, plants and trees in the garden are unique and make people feel that they are beautiful after seeing it. The same is true for the gardens surrounding the building complex!
Compared with Chinese classical gardens, this is another completely different style. It is completely hand-carved and pays great attention to symmetry and geometry.
Excluding the back garden, which is three kilometers long and covers an area of about one hundred hectares, the Palace of Versailles is about 580 meters long and consists of French gardens, a magnificent castle, a stately castle and a hall of mirrors.
Who can see such a palace complex and not be shocked by it?
Hearing Betty's sigh, Ye Tian immediately turned to look at her, then nodded with a smile and said:
“Dear, Versailles is the largest, most luxurious, and most spectacular palace in Europe. No palace in Europe can compare with it, whether it is Buckingham Palace or the Kremlin!
Before the 19th century, the Palace of Versailles was a symbol of French feudal royal power and the political center of France. Today, it has become a brilliant pearl in the treasure house of human art!
In addition to the grandeur of the exterior, the furnishings and decorations inside the Palace of Versailles are even more artistically charming and worthy of appreciation. Let's go and see this so-called palace of the Sun King! "
With that said, Ye Tian gently held Betty's hand and walked forward, straight to the entrance of the Palace of Versailles.
The others followed immediately and walked to the Palace of Versailles together. Everyone was quite excited.
In the blink of an eye, more than an hour has passed.
At this time, Ye Tian and the others were outside the royal church in the North Wing Palace, admiring this extremely luxurious church building that occupied the first and second floors facing east of the North Wing Palace through the door.
The reason why Ye Tian and the others stood at the door to visit was very simple. Tourists were not allowed to enter the chapel inside, and everyone was the same.
Looking in from the door, the interior of this royal church is extremely gorgeous. Two rows of white marble columns support a golden dome. The dome is filled with exquisite large-scale religious murals depicting stories from the Bible.
On the altar facing the door, there is a statue made of gold. The golden light is extremely dazzling. Even the main parts of the organ on the second floor are made of gold, which is very luxurious.
As before, Ye Tian once again took on the responsibility of explaining when visiting this church.
“The builder of the Palace of Versailles, King Louis XIV of France, has always regarded himself as the Sun King. He is also a devout Catholic and advocates the ‘divine right of kings’!
In order to find a legitimate source of power for himself, Louis XIV ordered the construction of this royal church. For the reasons he gave, he dedicated the church to Saint Louis.
The Saint Louis mentioned here is Louis IX, the ninth king of the Capetian dynasty. He launched the Seventh and Eighth Crusades and is considered a model king in medieval Europe.
The Royal Church was completed in 1710, but it was not located on the east-west central axis of the Palace of Versailles. This shows that the royal power of the French Bourbon royal family had overridden the divine power at that time!
In the history of France, the royal church has a prominent position. Louis XV and his son Crown Prince Louis, Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, and Charles X all held weddings here!
The Royal Church also has a place in the history of art. The building itself is a work of art. Its interior luxurious Baroque style decoration also has extraordinary artistic value!
The mural on the semicircular vault above the altar, "The Resurrection of Christ", was created by the famous French painter Charles Foss in the 18th century. It is a masterpiece of Baroque art.
The huge ceiling painting above the dome, "The Eternal Father in the Halo, Promising God's Salvation to Mankind", is from the famous French painter Antoine Coipert in the 18th century..."
While explaining and introducing the royal church, Ye Tian also secretly opened his eyes to explore this church that occupies an important position in French history!
Under perspective, the distance from the church door to the altar seems to be non-existent, and the official ban on entering the chapel by the Palace of Versailles has no effect on Ye Tian!
In an instant, everything in this royal church was clearly displayed in Ye Tian's eyes, and no one was missed!
Except for those things that are on the surface and visible to everyone, such as golden icons, golden pipe organs, ceiling murals, etc., Ye Tian also saw many hidden things!
Under the church floor, he discovered a secret passage about 1.8 meters high and 1.23 meters wide!
One end of the secret passage is inside the church. There are two entrances and exits. One is under the side of the altar. Push the altar to the right to enter the secret passage. The other is in the confessional. You can see it by lifting the floor!
The other end of this secret passage leads to the west side of the palace. It is not yet known which room, hall, or corner leads to the garden!
Unfortunately, this secret passage is empty and relatively clean. There are emergency lights hung every few meters on the wall of the secret passage.
It can be seen from this that the Palace of Versailles officials knew about the existence of this secret passage for a long time and completely cleaned up the secret passage.
Of course, even if they are not cleaned up, there are many valuable antiques and artworks hidden in the secret passages, and it is impossible for Ye Tian to get them, unless the French government is crazy about poverty and needs to sell the Palace of Versailles to survive!
In addition to this secret passage, Ye Tian discovered another hidden compartment on the wall behind the golden organ, which was also empty and had nothing at all!
Besides, there is nothing left in this royal church!
Nothing! Ye Tian immediately withdrew his gaze and ended the fluoroscopy!
Next, he continued to explain to Betty and the others the story about this royal church and the antique artworks in the church!
Listening to his explanation, not only Betty and the others, but also some other tourists who happened to be visiting here, everyone listened with great interest!
After a minute or two, the explanation ended. Everyone admired this extremely luxurious church for a while, and then turned around and left!
After passing through the first floor of the church, everyone immediately entered the seventeenth century exhibition hall!
This article mainly introduces the history of the rise and fall of the French Bourbon royal family. The focus of the introduction is naturally the founder of the Palace of Versailles and the most accomplished king of the Bourbon royal family, Louis XIV!
Also in the seventeenth century exhibition hall, there are also portraits of several artists who participated in the construction of the Palace of Versailles.
Among them are the famous architect Levaux, the garden design master Lenot, the famous architect Monsa, the famous sculptor Girardon and other art masters!
In the second exhibition room of the 17th century exhibition hall, everyone saw the lion-like marble head of Louis XIV and several war paintings praising his great achievements, and gained a deeper understanding of the French king!