Re: Burglary at Empress Eugénie's Chinese Museum in Fontainebleau Archived Message
Posted by joye on March 2, 2015, 8:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Burglary at Empress Eugénie's Chinese Museum in Fontainebleau"
Is not Fontainebleau the chateau with the horseshoe staircase and where farewell was said by Napoleon to his troops? --Previous Message-- : Last September, I had the opportunity to visit : Fontainebleau Castle (a visit I highly : recommend to anyone: a palace full of : history, which has remained unaltered since : the downfall of the Imperial regime in 1870, : splendid rooms, beautiful gardens... and : very small crowds of tourists! ), and I : could take several pictures in the Chinese : Museum, that I share here with you: : : - a view of the main room (the blue : enamelled chimera which was stolen can be : seen at the bottom right of the picture): : : : : - the Tibetan mandala (sorry for the reflect : on the glass of the display cupboard): : : : : - the crown of the King of Siam: one of the : main and most impressive pieces of the : collection, displayed at a prominent place : in the cupboard: : : : : And a close-up view of the bottom section of : the crown: : : : : : : :
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