The Hall of Mirrors (French: Grande Galerie or Galerie des Glaces) is the central gallery of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France.
As the principal and most remarkable feature of King Louis XIV of France's third building campaign of the Palace of Versailles (1678–1684), construction of the Hall of Mirrors began in 1678. To provide for the Hall of Mirrors as well as the salon de la guerre and the salon de la paix, which connect the grand appartement du roi with the grand appartement de la reine, architect Jules Hardouin Mansart appropriated three rooms from each apartment as well as the terrace that separated the two apartments.
The principal feature of this hall is the seventeen mirror-clad arches
that reflect the seventeen arcaded windows that overlook the gardens.
Each arch contains twenty-one mirrors with a total complement of 357
used in the decoration of the galerie des glaces. The arches themselves are fixed between marble pilasters whose capitals depict the symbols of France. These gilded bronze capitals include the fleur-de-lys and the Gallic
cockerel or rooster. Many of the other attributes of the Hall of Mirrors
were lost to war for financial purposes, such as the silver table
pieces and guéridons, which were melted by order of Louis XIV in 1689 to finance the War of the League of Augsburg.
It's in the list of UNESCO WHS as a part of Palace and Park of Versailles.
Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 1979
Sent on: February 10, 2014
Received on: February 13, 2014
Sent on: February 10, 2014
Received on: February 13, 2014
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