SIGHTSEEING

A frieze detail in the Green antechamber

Detail of the vault in the Hercules gallery

“ The Abduction of Europa ” painting

© Photo Palais Princier for quite a few surprises . The centrepiece of the Europe salon now reveals a medallion representing Europa kidnapped by Jupiter in the guise of a bull . The Throne room had another rare scene discovered by the investigative painters : the meeting between Odysseus and the shadow of the seer Tiresias in the kingdom of the dead on the road to Ithaca . The Green antechamber is all brightened up with grotesque figurines , both whimsical and satirical ornamental imagery . All in all , some 600 square metres of frescoes constituting an exceptional heritage .

REMARKABLE ITEMS IN THE PRINCELY QUARTERS

The Officers ’ room

Louis XIII room

The Princely Quarters ( Grand Apartments ) have been refurbished and enriched by an unprecedented number of paintings from the historic Princely collections . The “ old quarter ” ( the Blue room , the History study and the Officers ’ room ) reveals por-

Restoration in the Throne room in process

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The Princely Quarters ( Grand Apartments ) have been refurbished and enriched by an unprecedented number of paintings from the historic Princely collections . The “ old quarter ” ( the Blue room , the History study and the Officers ’ room ) reveals por-