Museums
The Coach Gallery
Opening day(s)
Exceptionally closed : Wednesday 25 December 2024
All year long 2025
Saturday, Sunday
12:30 to 17:30
Last entrance 4:45
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La Galerie des Carrosses
La Grande Ecurie du roi
1 Av. Rockefeller, 78000 Versailles
78000
Versailles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 48.803274
Longitude : 2.128202
Contact
The Coach Gallery
La Grande Ecurie du roi
1 Av. Rockefeller, 78000 Versailles
78000
Versailles
Presentation
Genuine masterpieces created by the best artists of this time, here is Europe's largest collection of royal and imperial coaches !
Real masterpieces made by the best artists of that time, these carriages are also a manifest of an extraordinary technological advance of the time with the evolution of techniques : traction, suspension, first coupés, convertibles, but also evolution of comfort.
This re-opening allows you to admire gala berlins ordered for the marriage of Napoleon the 1st, Louis XVIII's funeral coach, the one from Charles X's coronation, Marie-Antoinette's kids carriages, others from the Third Republic, and even lovely sleighs and Eighteenth Century sedan chairs.
Completely restored, the Coach Museum spans on nearly 1000m². The museography and the new lighting enhance these wood and golden bronze masterpieces while respecting the architecture and the spirit of the place.
This re-opening allows you to admire gala berlins ordered for the marriage of Napoleon the 1st, Louis XVIII's funeral coach, the one from Charles X's coronation, Marie-Antoinette's kids carriages, others from the Third Republic, and even lovely sleighs and Eighteenth Century sedan chairs.
Completely restored, the Coach Museum spans on nearly 1000m². The museography and the new lighting enhance these wood and golden bronze masterpieces while respecting the architecture and the spirit of the place.
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Tarifs
| Fares | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Free | ||
For a guided tour of the Coach Gallery:
1h30 visit
In the morning: € 1000 (specific opening with supervisory officer): request to be made via the address visiteprivee@crm.chateauversailles.fr
Afternoon: 450 € (space open to the public): request to be formulated via the online form
1h30 visit
In the morning: € 1000 (specific opening with supervisory officer): request to be made via the address visiteprivee@crm.chateauversailles.fr
Afternoon: 450 € (space open to the public): request to be formulated via the online form
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