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Ansicht der Gartenseite über das Bassin © SPSG / Foto: Hans Bach
The Great Parterre lying like a colourful carpet in front of the garden façade of the palace © Julius Silver, Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebges.m.b.H.
©M.Vanhulst
Wiew of the Palace © Patrimonio Nacional
© christian-Milet
North facade © Domaine national de Chambord
© Gödöllői Királyi Kastély
Facade of the Castle © Direzione Regionale per i beni Culturali e Paesaggistici del Piemonte (foto A.Longo)
Main facade © Soprintendenza BAPSAE
Facade of the palace © Stichting Paleis Het Loo Nationaal Museum, Apeldoorn
Gate © Zbigniew Reszka
Front Gardens showing the Baroque facade of the Queen s State Apartments designed by Sir Christopher Wren for Queen Mary II. © Historic Royal Palaces/newsteam.co.uk
The Royal palace © The Royal Collections
Catherine Block © Peterhof Museum
Facade © H. Ruas
© PSML
For six weeks, from mid-May to the end of June 2009, Eléonore Hiernard, in charge of the cultural information at the Versailles palace, was part of a team of the “Children’s Museum” at the Schönbrunn Palace.
A show-case in Schönbrunn
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Damien Peron, "technicien des bâtiments de France" works for the Palace of Versailles. He realized a 3 weeks mission in auumn 2009 in the Foundation for Prussian Palaces and Gardens in Berlin-Brandenburg. In the course of it he approached floors and interior decoration conservation.
Sans-Souci Palace
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Agnieszka Pawlak - conservator at the Palace of Wilanów in Warsaw (Poland) - helped to organize two big exhibition projects in Versailles during her internship in October 2010.
Setting up the Sciences and Curiosities exhibition at the court of Versailles
Wojciech Baginski, conservator at the Palace of Wilanów shares his experience on his one month internship in Versailles, in autumn 2010.
Versailles' roofs
Marta Golabek, curator and art historian in Wilanów Palace-Museum, took part in the implementation of the exhibition Sciences & curiosities at the Court of Versailles at the Palace of Versailles during four weeks in October 2010.
Court of Honour of the Palace of Versailles in the morning
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