![]() ![]() Its painted ceiling was replaced by a glass roof to ensure appropriate light. Restored, transformed and repainted under Louis-Philippe by Frédéric Nepveu, it was further transformed for the installation of the provisional National Assembly of 1871 and the Senate in 1875. The magnificent theatre with its transformation machinery designed by Gabriel had been abandoned after the famous banquet of the King’s Guardsmen at the start of the Revolution. ![]() ![]() A masterpiece of the art of Versailles from the end of the reign of Louis XV, neglected since the French Revolution, the Royal Opera had to wait until the mid-20th century for its complete restoration, which had become urgent. ![]()
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