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Friday, August 6, 2010

Paris - Palace Gates - Versailles

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Plate CIII – Palace Gates …
Contrasted against the mildly clouding blue skies, the gilded Palace gates assured me I was in for a Royal experience. To remind one that this was after all the one time home of the man called the Sun King, the main emblem atop the palace gates is a crowned and gilded sun - the insignia of Louis XIV.
I couldn’t help wondering if there is someone, or a firm, in Europe who maintains all these black-and-gold iron masterpieces? There certainly are a number of them in most major European cities and every one manages to be impressive.
I had no portent as I entered the gates of the storm that was about to come, nor how quickly it would gather, turn my visit into an unforgettable experience, and then clear - leaving me wondering if, but for the residual puddles, I had dreamed it all.  But then, the Palace of Versailles itself has rather the same effect.




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