Versailles’s Apollo fountain restored ahead of Olympics

 

 

With four months to go before the Olympic Games, the Fountain of Apollo in the Chateau de Versailles — a gilded lead statue-fountain inspired by the legend of the sun god — is back in use after two years of extensive restoration work. The Palace of Versailles is due to host the equestrian events at the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.

 

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