A Handyman's Tour of Versailles

If you've ever visited the magnificent Chateau de Versailles outside of Paris you may have wished that you could see it without the hordes of tourists that descend upon it every day. I know I would like to sneak in after hours to explore the palace in peace and quiet.
Canadian photographer Robert Polidori was given that opportunity. In the 1980s he won a contract to document the ongoing restoration of the palace and saw spaces that tourists never see. Here are some of his photos:

Backstage plants at l’Orangerie, in the gardens of Versailles,
taken in 1983, Camera Work

Taken in the Salle les princesses royales,
2010, Galerie de Bellefeuille

Marie Antoinette’s la Meridienne bed,
photographed in 2007, Arthur Roger Gallery

1985, Galerie de Bellefeuille.


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