A woman dressed as Marie Antoinette poses in San Mark square in Venice, on February 15, 2009 during a performance to mark the beginning of the traditional Venice Carnival. The Carnival is the largest and is considered the most important Venetian festival, attracting thousands of revellers from around the world each year. The 2009 edition is to be held from February 13-24, under the name 'Sensation, Six Senses for Six Districts'. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

A woman dressed as Marie Antoinette poses in San Mark square in Venice, on February 15, 2009 during a performance to mark the beginning of the traditional Venice Carnival. The Carnival is the largest and is considered the most important Venetian festival, attracting thousands of revellers from around the world each year. The 2009 edition is to be held from February 13-24, under the name 'Sensation, Six Senses for Six Districts'.

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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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  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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