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NAPOLEONICA LA REVUE

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IN PICTURES

Château de Compiègne. The salle des Colonnes

Date: Restored state: First Empire

Dimensions : H. 53.60 m; W. 12 m

Place:Compiègne, musée national du château

Subjects: Compiègne (château of), Imperial Residences

Credits: RMN

Notes:

This was the large entrance vestibule to the emperor's apartment. The six termini known as 'Africans' or 'Moors' and the eight busts of Roman emperors were put there during the First Empire.

Compiègne Itinerary

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