One of the houses built for Marie Antoinette in the gardens of Versailles. While the outsides were designed to capture the rustic charm of a peasant village (without the peasants), the insides were decorated like palaces
I remember my 2nd year history of architecture professor showing us this right after Versailles Palace and telling us: "In case you ever feel sorry for Marie Antoinette, just remember this building".
_bizzosays
‘Rustic exterior and highest comfort interior’ describes way too many contemporary architecture
spoicy_watersays
TIL there’s a type of biscuit in france called ‘prince’ which have a prince’s face stamped on them. Like surely that’s the ultimate flex – straight up eating the royal family
KillroysGhostsays
Imagine being so out of touch with reality you build your own farmhouse to “play peasant” but still go all out with the interior because actually committing to the experience it’s just too much work
Is this r/FollyPorn?
Perca_fluviatilissays
And not a single picture of the interior…
Phil_Thalassosays
Quite common then and later. Here is a leek to a "ruin" in Nymphenburg Park in Munich:
While people were dying of cholera and all sorts of illnesses due to bad hygiene, chiefs spent it big on enjoying the simple life.
Best regards, Phil
PeroxidePooftersays
It wasn’t just the cottage, she would dress like a peasant and pretend to be a milkmaid for fun. This information spread and showed everyone just how out of touch she was with the common man, who was starving and overworked.
Jewcunt says
I remember my 2nd year history of architecture professor showing us this right after Versailles Palace and telling us: "In case you ever feel sorry for Marie Antoinette, just remember this building".
_bizzo says
‘Rustic exterior and highest comfort interior’ describes way too many contemporary architecture
spoicy_water says
TIL there’s a type of biscuit in france called ‘prince’ which have a prince’s face stamped on them. Like surely that’s the ultimate flex – straight up eating the royal family
KillroysGhost says
Imagine being so out of touch with reality you build your own farmhouse to “play peasant” but still go all out with the interior because actually committing to the experience it’s just too much work
Is this r/FollyPorn?
Perca_fluviatilis says
And not a single picture of the interior…
Phil_Thalasso says
Quite common then and later. Here is a leek to a "ruin" in Nymphenburg Park in Munich:
https://www.muenchen.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/orte/120405.html
While people were dying of cholera and all sorts of illnesses due to bad hygiene, chiefs spent it big on enjoying the simple life.
Best regards, Phil
PeroxidePoofter says
It wasn’t just the cottage, she would dress like a peasant and pretend to be a milkmaid for fun. This information spread and showed everyone just how out of touch she was with the common man, who was starving and overworked.
ChoiceBandedSmeargle says
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hameau_de_la_Reine?wprov=sfla1
Here is a Wikipedia page with pics of the inside
mikebritton says
If structures could lie. Oh yeah, they can.