The restoration work live – The Timeline
The coming events
- 2015-05-18End of the restoration
Lizards
Aerial view of the Latona fountain
Aerial view of the Latona fountain
Aerial view of the Latona fountain
Turtles
Latona parterre
Latona fountain
Latona
Peasant
Latona fountain after restoration
Latona fountain after restoration
Latona fountain after restoration
Latona fountain after restoration
Rebirth of the foutain
Rebirth of the foutain
Rebirth of the foutain
Before After restoration
Fountain rebirth
Fountain rebirth
Rebirth of the foutain
Fountain rebirth
Rebirth of the foutain
Opening valves
Before opening
Trial run of the Latona fountain
Trial run of the Latona fountain
Positioning nozzles
Finishing gilding
Fountain engineers team
Last adjustments
First trial run of the Latona fountain
Return of the Latona fountain sculpture
Diane return
Diane return
Return of the Latona fountain sculpture
Return of the Latona fountain sculpture
Golden hand
Frog restored
Peasant restored
Peasant restored
Face to face between the two casts of Latona
Face to face between the two casts of Latona
Frogs are back to the Latona fountain
Positioning regilded sculptures
Positioning regilded sculptures
Positioning edge
Positioning edge
Positioning nozzles
The restored sculptures are back
Latona fountain aerial view
Latona parterre aerial view
Aerial view
Restored sculpture
Joints of the vault
Latona
sunset on Latona
Positioning marble after restoration
Restoration of the Latona fountain
Gilding
Gilding
Gilding
Gilding
before gilding
Gilding
Gilding
Sculpture work
Démoulage du groupe sculpté de Latone
Travail de sculpture sur le moulage
Travail de sculpture sur le moulage
Latone après le démoulage
Nouveau moulage du groupe sculpté
Nouveau moulage du groupe sculpté
Latona sculpture
Work meeting
Back of the Latona sculpture
Positioning marbles
Positioning nozzles
Positioning nozzles
Nozzle preparation
Restored marbles
Reassembling the fountain
Reassembling the fountain
Return of restored marble.
The lizards fountain
Lead tables
Latona Parterre
The lizards fountain
The lizards fountain
The lizards fountain
Hydraulic system restoration
The lizards fountain after restoration work
Latona fountain : work in progress
Positioning marble after restoration
Work live
Turning on the fountain of the Latona Parterre
Turning on the fountain of the Latona Parterre
Work live
Reassembling the vault
Positioning the restored sculptures on Latone Parterre
Positioning marble
Retour des sculptures du parterre de Latone
Retour des sculptures du parterre de Latone
Return of the Latona parterre sculptures
Gilding lead sculptures
Gilding lead sculptures
Gilding lead sculptures
Gilding lead sculptures
Gilding lead sculptures
Gilding lead sculptures
Gilding lead sculptures
Mixtion layer
Yellow anti corrosive layer
Yellow anti corrosive layer
Anti corrosive layer
Anti corrosive layer
Anti corrosive layer
Anti corrosive layer
Anti corrosive layer
Positioning marble
Positioning of the vault
Positioning of the vault
Marble restored
Positioning marble
Positioning of the vault
Positioning millstone
Aerial view
Replacing the hydraulic system
Remise en place de l'araignée
Replacing the hydraulic system
Replacing the hydraulic system
Artistic Crafts Days
Artistic Crafts Days
Artistic Crafts Days
Spider chamber
Latona fountain : work in progress
First test of the restoration steps
Topiary sculpture
Latona Parterre
Reassembling masonry
Reassembling masonry
Reassembling masonry
Grafting a leg
Lead sculptures restoration
Lead sculptures restoration
Lead sculptures restoration
Welding
Topiary art
Topiary art
Reassembling masonry
Reassembling masonry
3D simulation
3D simulation
Cutting stone
Cutting stone
Cutting stone
Cutting stone
Aerial view of the Latona fountain
The spider restoration
Marble sculpture
Marking the template
Cutting marble
White marble
Marble block with template
White marble
Marble blocks
Marble blocks
Restoration of the second ring
Restoration of the second ring
Ladle welding
Latona Parterre
Ladle welding
The spider restoration
The spider restoration
Moving a pipe
Lead preparation
Aerial view
Fountain engineers of Versailles
Work in progress
New pipe
Ladle soldering
Autogenous soldering
Restored lizard
Chasing (metal engraving)
Welding
Casting
Chasing (metal engraving)
Metal restorers
Metal restorers
Lead turtle
Lead sculpture
Lead damage
European Artistic Crafts Days
European Artistic Crafts Days
European Artistic Crafts Days
European Artistic Crafts Days
European Artistic Crafts Days
Sanding marble
Marble grafts
Marble restoration
Marble restoration
Floor of the fountain
Removing the clay
Removing the clay
Removing the wooden seat
Under the dome of the Latona Fountain
The removal of the third spider ring
The removal of the Latona foutain spider
The removal of the second spider ring
The removal of the first spider ring
Hydro-blasting
Restoration of the lead sculptures
Lead sculptures of the Latone fountain
The spider of Latona Fountain is revealed
Removing the sand around pipes
Removing the sand around pipes
End of the masonry dismantling
The sculptures of the Latona Parterre are taken away for restoration
The sculptures of the Latona Parterre are taken away for restoration
The sculptures of the Latona Parterre are taken away for restoration
Removing the stone structure of Latona fountain
Removal sculptures of the lizards fountains
Removing the stone structure of Latona fountain
Removing the stone structure
The stones of the vault are numbered before being removed.
Stonecutters dismantle the structure of basin
Removing the stone structure of Latona fountain
Removing the stone structure of Latona fountain
Removing the stone structure of Latona fountain
Removing the stone structure of Latona fountain
Restoration work on the Latona fountain
Dismantling of the Latona fountain
Removing the basin : Stonecutters at work
Restoration of marbles
Blasting marbles
Le groupe sculpté de Latone est en cours de restauration
The sculpture of the Latona fountain is being restored.
The sculpture of the Latona fountain is being restored.
Ladle soldering
L'atelier des métiers d'art
Dépose des canalisations
Soudure à la louche
Ladle soldering
Ladle soldering
Autogenous soldering
Autogenous soldering
Les tailleurs de pierre au travail
Les tailleurs de pierre au travail
Maçonnerie du bassin
Nettoyage de la maçonnerie du bassin
Restauration des marbres blancs
The Latona Parterre restored
The Latona Parterre restored
Aerial view of the Latona Basin restoration
The Latona Parterre restored
The Basin’s masonry
The European Heritage Days
The European Heritage Days
The European Heritage Days
Marble before and after restoration
Aerial view of the Latona Parterre
Inscriptions discovered
Preparing the marbles for removal
Removal of the marbles
Removal of the marbles
Préparation de la dépose des marbres
L'entoilage du marbre
Début de l'entoilage
Removal of the marbles
The marbles are engraved
Engraved Fleur-de-Lis
Cleaning the piping
Dismantling the Latona Fountain
Preparing the marbles
Removal of the marbles
Removal of the marbles
Removal of the marbles
Replacing the marbles
Removal of the marbles
Installation of straps
Cleaning the marbles
Engraving of the Latona Fountain
Cleaning the fountain
Marble of the fountain
Latona is taken to a safehouse in 1939
Cleaning the marble
Installation of carrot valves
Latona is taken to a safehouse in 1939
Dismantling the lead sheets
Dismantling the fountain
Marble blocks
Old nozzle from the Latona fountain
Latona and the peasants of Lycia
Trimming the topiary features
Plan of the Latona fountain and parterre
Completion of the Latona parterre restoration
Completion of the Latona parterre restoration
Measuring the fountain
Removing the lead plates
Removing the lead plates
Dismantling the pipes
Lead pipes
View of the Latona parterre
Maintenance of the parterres
Detail of the restored parterre
Detail of soldering with a ladle
Completion of the southern section of the parterre
A fleur-de-lys engraved on the marble of the fountain
Latona parterre
Latona parterre
Latona fountain without sculptures
Restoration of the Latona parterre
Last day of the removal of the sculptures
Last day of the removal of the sculptures
Removal of the lead sculptures
Removal of the sculptures of the Latona fountain
Removal of the sculptures of the Latona fountain
Removal of the sculptures of the Latona fountain
Removal of the sculptures of the Latona fountain
Spider chamber
Spider chamber
Prototype of a bronze nozzle in place
Prototype of a bronze nozzle in place
Prototype of a bronze nozzle
Core boring of the fountain’s masonry
Positioning the cobblestones
The patterns of the Latona parterre
Surfacing the paths with sand
Surfacing the paths with sand
Laying down the turf
Laying down the turf
Arrival of the rolls of new turf
Preparation of the soil
Planting the yews
Arrival of the yews
Progress being made on the Latona parterre
The parterre takes shape
The Latona fountain is emptied
The embroidery-like parterre design is completed
Preparation for the lawn
Preparation for the lawn
Preparation for the lawn
The pattern battens are completed
Welding of the pattern battens
Removal of the Latona sculpture group
Molten lead joins
Setting out the battens
The fountain hydraulic engineers remove the old bronze adjutages
The earthworks on the parterre