Palace of Versailles, Versailles
The Palace of Versailles is one of the most visited public attractions in France with more than six million visitors a year.
- 1431 light points throughout the palace and its adjoining park
- The façade of the main palace and its terraces are lit by custom-made fixtures with a pixel count of 900
- All fixtures are controlled by a Pharos LPC X controller
- 210 spots with intensive optics and 30 symmetrical luminaires light the statues throughout the grounds
- In the water of the Grand Canal is Apollo’s chariot statue, lit by underwater RGBW LEDs every weekend from late spring to early autumn
Read more about the lighting at the Palace of Versailles in our project news story.
Project year: 2014
Applications: Heritage Architecture, Landscapes
Design: M. Laurent Fachard and M. Joseph Frey of Les Eclairagistes Associés
Photos: © Soliled
