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  • France Architecture
  • April 12, 2021
  • Language English
  • Transcript/Script TITLE: RAW FRANCE ARCHITECTURE VIDI97J4AX HEADLINE: The Royal Chapel of the Château de Versailles is back to its former glory COMMENT: - Frédéric Didier, chief architect of the Château de Versailles - Laurent Salomé, Director of the National Museum of the Châteaux of Versailles and Trianon KEYWORDS: Louis XIV of France, Laurent Salomé, Frédéric Didier, Frédéric Didier, Laurent Salomé, FRA, Yvelines, Versailles DESCRIPTION: A "total work of art" and the jewel of the Château de Versailles, the Royal Chapel has regained its former glory after months of restoration work on the roof, the roof structure, the stained glass windows, the statues and the exterior sculptures. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES =====SCRIPT TEXT DATA===== SHOTLIST VERSAILLES, YVELINES, FRANCE APRIL 6, 2021 SOURCE: AFPTV IMAGES (03:12) 1. Pan left roof of the Royal Chapel 2. Mid shot statues on the outer balustrade of the chapel 3. Close-up high statues 4. Wide shot chapel 5. Pan right statues towards the chapel 6. Mid shot statues to the balustrade 7. Wide shot gilded sculptures on the roof of the chapel 8. Mid shot gilded sculptures on the roof of the chapel 9. Mid shot gilded sculptures on the roof of the chapel 10. Wide shot statue on the balustrade 11. Mid shot statue and stained glass windows in the chapel 12. Pan left frame of the chapel 13. Mid shot frame 14. Tilt down frame 15. Pan left Frédéric Didier (soundbites 1 and 2) showing the frame 16. Wide shot Frédéric Didier leaving the chapel roof 17. Low angle shot ceiling of the chapel 18. Wide shot paintings on ceiling of the chapel 19. Close-up paintings on ceiling of the chapel 20. Low angle shot ceiling of the chapel 21. Tilt up hotel to organ in the chapel 22. Mid shot chapel organ 23. Mid shot stained glass window in the chapel 24. Close-up stained glass window in the chapel 25. Pull focus window edge on canal at the Château de Versailles 26. Wide shot Hall of Mirrors at the Château de Versailles 27. king's office 28. Tilt down top of the corner cabinet to the king's desk 29. Close-up detail in the king's office 30. Mid shot Laurent Salomé (soundbites 3, 4 and 5) showing drawers of the desk 31. Mid shot clock of the king's office 32. Pan right clock of the king's office 33. Wide shot Royal chapel 34. Pull focus chapel seen through bars of the entrance gate of the château 35. SOUNDBITE 1 - Frédéric Didier, chief architect of the Château de Versailles (male, French, 14 sec): "In addition to the underpinning here, which is quite a feat, because the feet, if you like, of some of the frameworks have to be removed, which are pieces that weigh several tonnes, so we really have a gigantic job to do here." "Outre la reprise en sous-œuvre ici qui tient de l’exploit, parce qu’il faut enlever les pieds, si vous voulez, de certaines charpentes, qui sont des pièces qui pèsent plusieurs tonnes, donc on a vraiment là un travail gigantesque qui a été fait." 36. SOUNDBITE 2 - Frédéric Didier, chief architect of the Château de Versailles (male, French, 33 sec): "But otherwise, the major work was on the sculpture, both lead sculpture and especially stone sculpture. There was considerable work, not so much on the large statues in the round, which were in relatively good condition, but especially on the bas-reliefs, with the little angels at the top of the windows on the gallery floor, which had been completely eaten away by salt and old seepage from the roof of the galleries." "Mais sinon le gros travail ça a été sur la sculpture, puisque sur la sculpture, aussi bien sculpture de plomb que surtout la sculpture de pierre, là il y a eu un travail considérable, et, pas tellement d’ailleurs sur les grandes statues en ronde-bosse qui étaient en relativement bon état, mais surtout sur les bas-reliefs, avec les petits anges, qui sont en haut des fenêtres de l’étage de tribune, qui eux étaient entièrement mangés par des sels et des infiltrations anciennes de la toiture des tribunes." 37. SOUNDBITE 3 - Laurent Salomé, Director of the National Museum of the Châteaux of Versailles and Trianon (male, French, 33 sec): "We have worked a lot during all these successive confinements. Of course it's not all lost, because we restored places throughout the castle that we couldn't restore in the presence of the public. The Hall of Mirrors was completely cleaned, which took several weeks, something we cannot do normally. But it's a consolation, but we're really at the end of our rope." "Certains historiens considèrent que la chapelle royale, c’est ce qu’il y a de plus beau, de plus abouti dans tout le palais de Versailles, et c’est assez vrai. C’est la fin du règne de Louis XIV, c’est un moment de perfection, c’est le moment où on essaie de rendre hommage à Dieu, donc il y a quelque chose de sublime, de très important pour la fin du règne de Louis XIV. Et puis tous les meilleurs architectes, enfin tout ce fameux génie français du règne de Louis XIV qui se manifeste aussi bien dans l’architecture, que la peinture, la sculpture, c’est vraiment une œuvre d’art totale." 38. SOUNDBITE 4 - Laurent Salomé, Director of the National Museum of the Châteaux of Versailles and Trianon (male, French, 26 sec): "We have worked a lot during all these successive confinements. Of course it's not all lost, because we restored places throughout the castle that we couldn't restore in the presence of the public. The Hall of Mirrors was completely cleaned, which took several weeks, something we cannot do normally. But it's a consolation, but we're really at the end of our rope." "Nous avons énormément travaillé pendant tous ces confinements successifs. Évidemment ça n’est pas complètement perdu puisque on a restauré un peu partout dans le château des endroits que nous ne pouvions pas restaurer en présence du public. La galerie des Glaces a été entièrement nettoyée, ça a pris plusieurs semaines, c’est quelque chose qu’on ne peut pas faire en temps normal. Mais enfin tout ça c’est une consolation, mais en fait nous sommes vraiment à bout." 39. SOUNDBITE 5 - Laurent Salomé, Director of the National Museum of the Châteaux of Versailles and Trianon (male, French, 27 sec): "This place without visitors is not normal. The deserted park is a vision that we found attractive at the beginning, but we quickly got tired of it. It is a place that was designed to receive the public, designed by Louis XIV to receive a very, very large number of visitors. It's a public place par excellence, and it's survived all the centuries, all the regimes, it's there to receive the public, and it's terrible, it's terrible, so it has to stop." "Ce lieu sans visiteurs n’est pas normal. Le parc désert, c’est une vision qu’on a trouvé jolie au début mais dont on s’est très vite lassé. C’est un lieu qui est fait pour recevoir du public, qui a été conçu par Louis XIV pour recevoir un très très grand nombre de visiteurs. C’est un lieu public par excellence, et il a traversé tous les siècles, tous les régimes, il est là pour accueillir du public, et c’est terrible, c’est terrible, donc il faut que ça s’arrête."
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