HERRENCHIEMSEE – PART 3
1969 – our trip to Bavaria – Herrenchiemsee Palace
The Great Hall of Mirrors
THE GREAT HALL OF MIRRORS was always a place of great beauty to us. While it was definitely designed after the Versailles Hall of Mirrors, it was “newer” than Versailles, of course, and so felt different to us.
1969 – our trip to Bavaria. Fred’s mother is on the left in the green hat,
looking at the ceiling
“For the Hall of Mirrors of Herrenchiemsee, the King demanded a true-to-scale copy [of Versailles], which was planned and built in 1879-1881. It had a length of 98 meters and is longer than the Versailles model….the frame decoration, which in Versailles is only painted, is carried out here in gilded stucco ornaments…the pictures occasionally are extended three-dimensionally in stucco.”
The Hall of War
In THE HALL OF WAR, “the walls are covered with multicolored marble stucco. Above the mantelpiece, an oval bas-relief in stucco: ‘Louis XIV on horseback’.”
The Bedchamber
THE BEDCHAMBER, I am assuming, was not the State Bedchamber, but the bedroom for the king in his apartment in the palace. Please notice the blue glass globe in front of the bed – it was used as night illumination for the king. I guess he needed a night light, just as our children do in this day and age. Please notice the wood-inlay floors. Wow!
~~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued~~~~~~~~~~
Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .
Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.
After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.
Old Things R New 
Beautiful
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