Hall of Battles (Galerie des Batailles), Versailles, France — Louis-Philippe's 120-meter gallery contains 33 monumental paintings depicting French military victories from 496 to 1809, from Clovis to Napoleon. The gallery was created to transform the palace into a national museum and save it from demolition by giving the revolutionary republic a stake in its preservation.
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