SIGHTSEEING
© Photo Maël Voyer Gadin
The Palace Cour d ’ Honneur ( Palace Forecourt ) where prestigious concerts take place in summer
The Hercules gallery
THE PRINCELY PALACE SURPRISING DISCOVERIES OF MONEGASQUE RESTORERS
Chance sometimes plays marvelous tricks on us ... Thanks to an imposing restoration project initiated in 2015 by H . S . H . Prince Albert II , a fabulous set of Italian Renaissance frescoes was discovered . This authentic soap opera with its twists and turns lasted about two years ever since the renovation of the facades bordering the Cour d ’ Honneur in 2013 . Perched on a scaffolding , experts in decorative heritage reached the height of the Hercules gallery ’ s ceiling . Somehow they had an intuition that a special venerable decor had been hidden under the layers of century-old paint . Having scraped off the varnish with a scalpel , the painters have magically brought out bold and pure colours announcing the frescoes of the Italian Renaissance .
From then on , the quest was pursued across various Princely rooms and salons where historic decorations were patiently waiting to be finally revealed . We were in
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