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French Architecture in the Baroque Period: Versailles

Louis XIV style

Louis XIV style

The style of Louis XIV at Versailles is characterized by richly woven red and gold fabrics or brocades, heavy gilded plaster molding, large sculpted side boards, and heavy marbling.

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    "N°746-12 banquette "Sully" de style Louis XIV réplique d'un modèle d'époque réalisé par les Ateliers Allot Frères .."
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:N%C2%B0746-12_banquette_%22Sully%22_de_style_Louis_XIV_r%C3%A9plique_d'un_mod%C3%A8le_d'%C3%A9poque_r%C3%A9alis%C3%A9_par_les_Ateliers_Allot_Fr%C3%A8res_..jpg Wikimedia CC BY-SA.

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