Bathroom, King of Rome's apartment, Castle of

Bathroom of the King of Rome's apartment, Castle of Compiegne, Oise, France. The mirrored bathroom has a lawn in flower carpet woven from fragments of the original. King of Rome was Napoleon II, Franz Duke of Reichstadt, son of Napoleon I and second wife Marie Louise of Austria. The castle was built in the 18th century in neoclassical style as the Royal residence for the French King Louis XV. It was destroyed during the French Revolution and later restored at the begining of 19th century by Napoleon in First French Emperor style with Louis-Martin Berthault as main architect. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13425019

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45106859

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5472px x 3546px (3.7MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen