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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Horses show off in Versailles, keeping alive royal tradition at soon-to-be Olympic equestrian venue

VERSAILLES, France — The historic Versailles Palace Gardens will soon host the Paris Olympics equestrian sports. Meanwhile, the select riders in the National Equestrian Academy who handle the palace’s famed royal stables are continuing to care for their beloved horses. Lorré, 28, is known as an “ecuyères,” the French word for squire or horse rider, and has a vast knowledge …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Royal Opera of the Chateau de Versailles to make debut performance in Shanghai

China Daily

Royal Opera of the Chateau de Versailles The Orchestra de Opera Royal du Chateau de Versailles will make its debut performance in Shanghai, featuring countertenor singers and their signature interpretation of Baroque music. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House of Versailles is the official orchestra based at the Palace of Versailles, holding 100 musical performances at the Palace of …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Royal Opera of the Chateau de Versailles to make debut performance in Shanghai

China Daily

Royal Opera of the Chateau de Versailles The Orchestra de Opera Royal du Chateau de Versailles will make its debut performance in Shanghai, featuring countertenor singers and their signature interpretation of Baroque music. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House of Versailles is the official orchestra based at the Palace of Versailles, holding 100 musical performances at the Palace of …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Royal Opera of the Chateau de Versailles to make debut performance in Shanghai

China Daily

Royal Opera of the Chateau de Versailles The Orchestra de Opera Royal du Chateau de Versailles will make its debut performance in Shanghai, featuring countertenor singers and their signature interpretation of Baroque music. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House of Versailles is the official orchestra based at the Palace of Versailles, holding 100 musical performances at the Palace of …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Concert celebrates start of China-France year

China Daily

Performers take a curtain call after the concert at the Royal Opera of the Palace of Versailles near Paris on Wednesday. GAO JING/XINHUA Chinese and French musicians brought down the house on Wednesday evening at the Royal Opera of Versailles inside the Palace of Versailles at the opening concert of the 2024 China-France Year of Culture and Tourism. Over the …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Concert celebrates start of China-France year

China Daily

Performers take a curtain call after the concert at the Royal Opera of the Palace of Versailles near Paris on Wednesday. GAO JING/XINHUA Chinese and French musicians brought down the house on Wednesday evening at the Royal Opera of Versailles inside the Palace of Versailles at the opening concert of the 2024 China-France Year of Culture and Tourism. Over the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

3 French airports, Palace of Versailles evacuated in latest security alerts

Associated Press

PARIS — The Palace of Versailles and three airports in cities across France were evacuated for security reasons and temporarily closed Wednesday, the latest in a spate of evacuations in the past five days around France. The former royal chateau of Versailles apologized to visitors for forcing them to evacuate from the sumptuous 17th-century palace “for security reasons.” The tourist …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Versailles Palace evacuated again in security scare with France on heightened alert against attacks

Associated Press

PARIS — The Palace of Versailles, one of France’s most visited tourist attractions, was evacuated Tuesday because of a security scare for the second time in four days, with France on heightened alert against feared attacks after the fatal stabbing of a school teacher. The former royal palace’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter, said: “For security reasons, the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

Associated Press

PARIS — The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats, police said. The evacuations of two of the world’s most-visited tourist sites come amid heightened vigilance around France following Friday’s school attack, and global tensions linked to the war between Israel and Hamas. Paris police said officers searched the museum after …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

Associated Press

PARIS — The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats. Paris police said officers searched the museum after it received written bomb threats. The former royal palace at Versailles also received bomb threats, a national police spokesperson said. Alarms rang out through the Louvre, a vast space also in a former …

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1 year, 2 months ago

France is deploying 7,000 troops, evacuates Louvre and Versailles Palace, after threats following deadly school stabbing

LA Times

France will mobilize up to 7,000 soldiers to increase security around the country after a teacher was fatally stabbed and three other people wounded in a school attack by a former student suspected of Islamic radicalization, the president’s office said Saturday. Meanwhile, two of the world’s most-visited tourist sites, the Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace, evacuated visitors and staff Saturday …

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2 years, 2 months ago

The world’s most beautiful royal palaces

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria open image in gallery The palace’s grounds contain Europe’s largest palm house This Unesco World Heritage …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Marathon course for Paris Olympics announced; lots of uphill

Associated Press

PARIS — The marathon course at the 2024 Paris Olympics will pay homage to women who protested during the French Revolution by retracing a route they took in 1789. It will also include a strength-draining 438 meters of uphill racing, a punishing endurance test that organizers proudly described Wednesday as “a challenge without precedent.” And in an Olympic first, female …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Silk Shoe That Belonged to French Queen Marie-Antoinette Fetches Rs 38 Lakh at Auction

News 18

A white-shoe made of silk and goat leather that belonged to Marie-Antoinette, France’s last queen before the 1789 revolution, sold for 43,750 euros on Sunday, the auctioneers said. The 22.5 centimetre-long, heeled shoe, roughly equivalent to a European size 36, is adorned with four ribbons and in good condition, apart from the slight wearing of the silk, the Osenat auction …

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Horses show off in Versailles, keeping alive royal tradition at soon-to-be Olympic equestrian venue

Royal Opera of the Chateau de Versailles to make debut performance in Shanghai

Royal Opera of the Chateau de Versailles to make debut performance in Shanghai

Royal Opera of the Chateau de Versailles to make debut performance in Shanghai

Concert celebrates start of China-France year

Concert celebrates start of China-France year

3 French airports, Palace of Versailles evacuated in latest security alerts

Versailles Palace evacuated again in security scare with France on heightened alert against attacks

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert

France is deploying 7,000 troops, evacuates Louvre and Versailles Palace, after threats following deadly school stabbing

The world’s most beautiful royal palaces

Marathon course for Paris Olympics announced; lots of uphill

Silk Shoe That Belonged to French Queen Marie-Antoinette Fetches Rs 38 Lakh at Auction