louis xiv, center of the universe history 104 / january 25, 2013
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Louis XIV, Center of the UniverseHistory 104 / January 25, 2013
Cardinal RichelieuChief Minister of France,
1624-1642
Louis XIV in his younger days
Louis XIVKing of France,
1643-1715
Louis the warrior(in Roman clothes)
Louis XIV and his family
El Escorial, Spain(Philip II’s palace complex)
Versailles: the standard of luxury
Versailles Exterior (pan)
Versailles Gate
The “Sun God” motif
Louis XIV is everywhere
Chapel
Chapel (upper tier)
The Hall of Mirrors
Hall of Mirrors – detail
The opera housewithin Versailles
Behind Versailles: 1/3 of the length
Outside, spectacular fountains
A grotto: fantasy playgrounds
Jean-Baptiste Colbert(1619-1683)
Colbert’s version of mercantilism:here, presenting Louis XIV with a map
of a proposed Languedoc canal
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