The moment they saw the Versailles complex, Ye Tian and the others were completely shocked by this huge palace complex, so much so that they stopped and fell silent, just admiring the palace complex in front of them.

It took a moment for everyone to come to their senses.

Immediately afterwards, Betty covered her mouth with her hand and said with emotion:

"Wow! this is such an amazing palace, so big, too luxurious!"

It was her first time in Paris, France, and it was the first time she had witnessed the grandeur and magnificence of the Palace of Versailles.

Not only her, but anyone else standing here would be shocked by the magnificent palace complex in front of them, no exception!

It is a classicist-style complex with a standard classicist three-stage treatment on the façade.

What is the classicism three-stage style, that is, the façade is divided into three sections, vertical and horizontal, the building is symmetrical, the shape is neat, solemn and majestic, and it is known as the representative of rational beauty.

The Palace of Versailles is exactly like this, the whole palace is magnificent, the layout is strict and coordinated, the main palace is east-west, and the two ends are connected with the south palace and the north palace, forming a symmetrical geometric pattern.

Although built in the 17th century, the Palace of Versailles abandoned the Baroque dome and the traditional French spire architectural style, and adopted the form of a flat roof, which looks dignified and majestic!

In front of the main palace is a large French-style garden with unique flowers and trees, which makes people feel beautiful after looking at it, and the gardens around the complex are also the same!

Compared with the classical Chinese garden, this is a completely different style, which is completely artificially carved, with great emphasis on symmetry and geometry.

The Palace of Versailles is about 580 meters long, consisting of a French garden, a magnificent castle, a stately castle and a hall of mirrors, if you do not count the three kilometers long and about 100 hectares of the back garden.

Just ask such a palace complex, who can not be shocked when they see it?

Hearing Betty's voice of emotion, Ye Tian immediately turned his head to look at her, then nodded with a smile and said:

"My dear, the Palace of Versailles is the largest, most extravagant, and most spectacular palace in Europe, and there is no palace in Europe like it, neither Buckingham Palace nor the Kremlin!

Before the 19th century, the Palace of Versailles was a symbol of French feudal royal power and the political center of France, and today it has become a splendid pearl in the treasury of human art!

In addition to the grandeur of the appearance, the furnishings and decorations inside the Palace of Versailles are more artistic and worth appreciating, let's go and see this so-called palace of the Sun King!"

As he spoke, Ye Tian gently took Betty's hand, walked forward, and walked straight to the entrance of the Palace of Versailles.

The others followed and walked to the Palace of Versailles, everyone excited.

In the blink of an eye, more than an hour has passed.

At this time, Ye Tian and the others were outside the gate of the royal church in the North Wing Palace, admiring the extremely luxurious church building that occupied the first and second floors facing east of the North Wing Palace.

The reason why Ye Tian and the others stood at the door to visit was very simple, the chapel inside was not allowed to enter by tourists, and everyone was the same.

Viewed from the doorway, the interior of this royal church is magnificent, with two rows of white marble columns supporting a golden dome filled with large and beautiful religious frescoes depicting stories from the Bible.

On the altar facing the door, there is a statue made of gold, which is shining brightly, and even the organ on the second floor, the main parts of which are made of gold, are very luxurious.

As always, during the visit to this church, Ye Tian once again took on the role of commentary.

"The builder of the Palace of Versailles, King Louis XIV of France, always regarded himself as the Sun King, but he was also a devout Catholic who advocated the 'divine right of kings'!

In order to find a legitimate source for his power, Louis XIV ordered the construction of this royal church, and the reason he gave was to consecrate it to Saint-Louis.

Saint Louis is Louis IX, the ninth king of the Capetian dynasty, who initiated the Seventh and Eighth Crusades and is considered a model of kings in medieval Europe.

The Royal Chapel was completed in 1710, but it was not on the east-west axis of the Palace of Versailles, which shows that the royal power of the Bourbon royal family in France was above theocracy at that time!

In the history of France, the royal church has a prominent position, and Louis XV and his son Louis, the crown prince, Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, and Charles X, all held their weddings here!

The Royal Chapel also has a place in the history of art, the building itself is a work of art, its interior is lavishly decorated in the Baroque style, and it is also of great artistic value!

The fresco of the semicircular vault above the altar, "The Resurrection of Christ", by the famous 18th-century French painter Charles Foss, is a masterpiece of Baroque art.

The huge ceiling painting above the dome, "The Eternal Father in the Halo, Promising God's Salvation to Mankind," is by the famous eighteenth-century French painter Antoine Coippel,......"

While explaining and introducing the royal church, Ye Tian also secretly opened the perspective and explored this church that occupies an important position in French history!

Under the perspective, the distance from the entrance of the church to the altar seems to be non-existent, and the official ban of the Palace of Versailles from entering the chapel has no effect on Ye Tian!

In an instant, everything in this royal church was clearly presented in Ye Tian's eyes, and nothing was missed!

In addition to the things that were placed on the bright surface and could be seen by everyone, such as the golden icon, the golden pipe organ, the zenith mural, etc., Ye Tian also saw a lot of hidden things!

Under the ground of the church, he found a secret passage about 1.8 meters high and 1.23 meters wide!

One end of the secret passage is inside the church, there are two entrances and exits, one is under the side of the altar, you can enter the secret passage by pushing the altar to the right, and the other is in the confessional room, you can see it by lifting the floor!

At the other end of this secret passage, which leads to the west side of the palace, it is not known exactly which room, that hall, or bend leads to the garden!

Unfortunately, the passage was empty and relatively clean, with emergency lights hanging every few meters on the walls of the passage.

It can be seen from this that the official of the Palace of Versailles has long known about the existence of this secret passage and has completely cleaned up the secret passage.

Of course, even if it is not cleaned up, there are many valuable antique artworks hidden in the secret passage, and Ye Tian will not be able to get them, unless the French government is poor and crazy and needs to sell the Palace of Versailles to live!

In addition to this secret passage, on the wall behind the golden organ, Ye Tian found another dark compartment, which was also empty, and there was nothing!

Besides, there is nothing left in this royal church!

Ye Tian immediately retracted his gaze and ended the perspective!

Next, he went on to tell Betty about the royal church and the antique artworks in the church!

Not only Betty and her sisters, but also some other tourists who happened to be here to visit, everyone listened with relish!

After a minute or two, the lecture was over, and everyone admired the extravagant church for a while, and then turned and left!

Passing through the first floor of the church, you will enter the 17th century exhibition hall!

Here is mainly an introduction to the history of the rise and fall of the French Bourbon royal family, and the focus of the introduction is naturally the founder of Versailles and the most accomplished king of the Bourbon royal family, Louis XIV!

Also in the seventeenth-century exhibition hall are portraits of several artists who participated in the construction of the Palace of Versailles.

Among them are the famous architect Le Vau, the master of garden design Le Nôtte, the famous architect Monsa, the famous sculptor Girardon and other art masters!

In the second room of the 17th-century exhibition hall, you can see the marble head of Louis XIV like a lion, as well as several war paintings that praise his great achievements, and get to know the French king better!