Hall of Mirrors, Versailles
Louis XIV’s gallery with 357 mirrors facing seventeen tall windows onto the park.
The hall was a display of French luxury and technique. It became a model for palaces across Europe and hosted the peace treaty of 1919. It is part of the Palace of Versailles.
Materials: Mirror glass, marble, gilt bronze, painting
Manufacture: The mirrors were made in Paris by the new royal glassworks to break Venice’s monopoly.
The mirrored arches repeating the windows and bringing in the light of the garden.
The ceiling paintings telling of the king’s victories.