The French Pavilion
Buildings & Other Structures
I have to say that I've never been so happy to release a product. This one holds a very special place in my heart!!
The French Pavilion - My SL Virtual Rendition
As recounted inmy postregarding the real life (RL) version, (
Petit Trianon: The French Pavilion RL )the French Pavilion (
le pavillon franais ) was designed by the Louis XVs chief architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel at the instigation of Madame Pompadour. This miniature palace was intended as a summer gaming room with an attached
salon frais or summer dining room. Thirty years later, Marie Antoinette would also use it for private concerts given by lantern light.
Myvirtual re-creation of the French Pavilion for Second Life was true labour of love. It took me almost three months to painstakingly create the textures and to piece together all of those 45 degree angled walls!
The floor plan is as close to the original as was practical for Second Life . I did take some liberties with the one room which is supposed to be divided by an interior wall to create a separate wash closet and caf as it was just too small a space to be useful. I also substituted a lighter rendition of the inlaid marble floor as the original seemed just too dark for my modern taste (my apologies to Gabriel!).
updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 12 Jan 2017 04:32:38PM