A gilded vase, once own by Marie-Antoinette, is seen on display in an exhibition 'French Porcelain for English Palaces: Sevres from the Royal Collection' at the Queen's Gallery, in Buckingham Palace, London, Friday, May 22, 2009. The exhibition brings together around 300 pieces created by the Sevres porcelain factory of the 18th century. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

A gilded vase, once own by Marie-Antoinette, is seen on display in an exhibition 'French Porcelain for English Palaces: Sevres from the Royal Collection' at the Queen's Gallery, in Buckingham Palace, London, Friday, May 22, 2009. The exhibition brings together around 300 pieces created by the Sevres porcelain factory of the 18th century.

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  1. A view of the renovated royal opera house at the palace of Versailles, outside Paris, on Tuesday Sept. 22, 2009. The royal opera house has reopened after two years and euro 13.5 million ($19.8 million) renovations to make the gilded hall more fireproof. The architectural gem with golden columns, elaborate moldings and dangling chandeliers was especially vulnerable to fire, as much of the interior is made of wood. Versailles' opera hall was inaugurated in 1770 for the wedding of Marie-Antoinette and the future king Louis XVI.

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