Hall of Mirrors

The Hall of Mirrors, the most understood room in the Palace. The porch initially remained between the King's Apartments toward the north and the Queen's toward the south, however was ungainly or more all presented to terrible climate, and it was not some time before the choice was made to pulverize it. Le Vau's successor, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, delivered a more reasonable plan that supplanted the porch with a huge exhibition. Work began in 1678 and finished in 1684.Following on from the triumph over the three joined forces, portrayed in the War Room, the entire length of the Hall of Mirrors 73m pays tribute to the political, financial and creative accomplishment of France.Political victories are shown through the 30 painted pieces on the vaulted roof by Le Brun, which delineate the eminent history of Louis XIV amid the initial 18 years of his rule, from 1661 to the peace arrangements of Nijmegen. Military and conciliatory triumphs and changes with a view to revamping the kingdom are shown through purposeful anecdotes from Antiquity. Financial success is uncovered in the number and size of the 357 mirrors embellishing the 17 curves inverse the windows, exhibiting that the new French make could match the Venetian imposing business model on reflect fabricating. At the time such things were an awesome extravagance.