Yew Tree Ball Versailles

It was held in the hall of mirrors at versailles on the night of 25 26 february 1745.

Yew tree ball versailles. First of all it was the celebration of the marriage between the dauphin louis and maria thérèse of spain. Top quality ball shaped specimens of taxus baccata the english yew these can be used to great effect in formal gardens where their deep green year round foliage is valued. It is based on the historical chronicle along with the following artistic descriptions plus a bit of fantasy of few writers. King louis xv and several of his gentlemen courtiers attended dressed as topiary yew trees.

The yew ball this famous masked ball was put on for the marriage of the dauphin son of louis xv to the infanta of spain maria teresa rafaela daughter of philippe v and marked the start of louis xv s love affair with the future marquise de pompadour. Le bal des if was a masked ball held in the hall of mirrors at versailles on the night of 25 26 february 1745. Le bal des if was a masked ball. King louis xv and several of his gentlemen courtiers appeared dressed as topiary yew trees.

This is the reconstruction of one of the most legendary mundane events in the history of the kingdom of france. When you were a child you were certainly able to use your fantasy in order to give life to inanimate objects as well as to fantastic creatures. Jeanne antoinette poisson or madame de pompadour. The yew tree ball le bal des ifs the yew tree ball le bal des if by elena malaffo.

The ball of the yew trees was a great event in two ways. It was where reinette was supposed to dance with the king of france. If you d like more information about yew topiary balls taxus baccata ball shapes just scroll to the bottom of the page. However the clockwork droids disrupted the event.

The visit of the siamese ambassadors during louis xiv s reign and the yew tree ball organized by louis xv. Secondly it was during this ball that louis xv met a woman who completely swept him away. The ball is notorious for being the venue in which the king made contact with jeanne antoinette poisson. Fifteen thousand people attended.

Fifteen thousand people waited in the hercules room for the ball to begin. Evergreens play a vital part in every garden and when we meet an evergreen that is also capable of growing in shade and that can be clipped into just about every shape you can imagine then surely no garden can be without it this special plant is the yew tree more often seen as a clipped bush than a tree but capable of growing into one in time. The yew tree ball fr. The palace of versailles is offering a virtual reality experience with the application experience versailles created with fondation orange which allows visitors to relive the visit by the ambassador of siam to the court of louis xiv in 1686 and the yew ball held by louis xv.

The yew tree ball french. The ball of the yew trees.