The Musée de l'Histoire de France is a museum which was created by King Louis Philippe I in the Palace of Versailles and opened in 1837. At the time, it represented an ambitious project of national re
The Galerie des Batailles
One of the Salles des Croisades
The museum was dedicated "to all France's glories" in a spirit of national reconciliation
Louis-Philippe and his sons at the inauguration of the Musée de l'Histoire de France on 10 June 1837, by Horace Vernet (1846), Palace of Versailles
Galerie des Batailles
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The Galerie des Batailles 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 long and 13 m wide, it
Musée de l'Histoire de France (Versailles)
…apartments. The design was coordinated by architect Frédéric Nepveu, with assistance from Pierre Fontaine for the concept of zenithal lighting of the Galerie des Batailles. The museum was inaugurated on 10 June 1837 with a lavish opening ceremony. The museum displayed artefacts formerly in other national collections…
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