2.1.5. PALACES, GLORY AND DEMISE

MENU: 2.1.5. Palaces: glory & demise

THE LOUVRE EMBODIES THE HEIGHT OF ROYAL POWER,

PALAIS-ROYAL ITS DEMISE

The statue of Louis XIV in front of the Louvre

Camille Desmoulins at Palais-Royal by Felix Joseph Barrias, 19th century / zoom

The call to arms at Palais-Royal that led to taking the Bastille

Adapted from Mappy

In brief

• Power takes off from the river

• Fatal passion at the Louvre

• Palais-Royal, a world apart

• "If your son marries my daughter, I'll give you Palais-Royal"

• Another way in which the past stepped in: the threat from other royals

• The libertarian gardens where modern times began

• Counter-power to Versailles

• Imagine a movie set in the gardens today

• Moving on

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Power takes off from the river