The Palace’s history
The crowning glory of the conversion project was definitely the corps de garde, with
its flowing lines, its front embellished with double pilasters forming a frame around its
entrance, with a panoply motif and a recessed, four-column portico on its court side
(Figs. 18-23). This exquisite little building is further enhanced by the fine, fortunately
The corps
de garde
Fig. 19. View of the Palace's corps de garde,
2011
Fig. 20. View of the Palace's corps de garde,
2011
The crowning glory of the conversion project was definitely the corps de garde, with
its flowing lines, its front embellished with double pilasters forming a frame around its
entrance, with a panoply motif and a recessed, four-column portico on its court side
(Figs. 18-23). This exquisite little building is further enhanced by the fine, fortunately
The corps
de garde
Fig. 19. View of the Palace's corps de garde,
2011
Fig. 20. View of the Palace's corps de garde,
2011