Galerie des Batailles

View of the Galerie des Batailles
Louis-Philippe opening the Galerie des Batailles, 10 June 1837, painted by François-Joseph Heim
Central part of the ceiling of the Galerie des Batailles

The Galerie des Batailles (French: [ɡalʁi de bataj]; English: "Gallery of Battles") is a gallery occupying the first floor of the Aile du Midi of the Palace of Versailles, joining onto the grand and petit appartement de la reine. 120 m (390 ft) long and 13 m (43 ft) wide, it is an epigone of the grand gallery of the Louvre and was intended to glorify French military history from the Battle of Tolbiac (traditionally dated 496) to the Battle of Wagram (5–6 July 1809).


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