Versailles today
Since 1995, a single public institute has administered the entire site of Versailles and Trianon. Some 600 people work at the institute, helping to protect and enhance the site and its collections.
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They include 10 national curators, 3 architects, 48 gardeners, 8 fountain technicians, 363 guards (including 15 fire wardens),18 art restorers, 40 lecturers.
Major Restorations of the Past
. Between 1925 and 1963
Repair of the roofs of the Chateau and Trianon, renovation of the Queen's theatre at Trianon, the farm at the Hamlet, and the statues in the grounds.
. 1957
Opera House.
. 1966
Grand Trianon.
. 1976
Queen's Bedchamber and Hall of Mirrors.
. 1980
King's Bedchamber.
. 1978-1982
Ground-floor apartments, "Grand Degré" staircase, and Lower Gallery.
Recent Restorations
. 1992-1994
Africa Halls, for the 'Royal Tables at Versailles' Exhibition
. 1993
Marie-Antoinette's Billiard Cabinet
. 1994
Mill at the Hamlet
. 1995
Organ in the Royal Chapel
. 1995-1996
Gate and central basin of the Vegetable Garden
. 1994-1997
Christ at Supper with Simon by Paolo Veronese
. 1997-2002
Enceladus Grove: The hydraulic system is being redone, the trellised arbors being reconstituted, the statue of the giant is being restored and gilded, and the vases are being returned to their original places.
The Dispatch Cabinet, a room in the king's private apartments where Louis XV and Louis XVI would receive letters and spies, forming an intelligence network called the secret du roi.
The Dogs' Antechamber and the Post-Hunt Dining Room, two antechambers to the King's private apartments.
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