Enfilade

Thanks to Mia Jackson for passing along this story by Tony Cross from Radio France Internationale (16 May 2012): “Louis XIV Railway Carriages Take to Paris-Versailles Line,” . . .

Inside one of the carriages with a reproduction of a ceiling from Versailles, Christophe Recoura/SNCF

They may look like any old beat-up railway train on the outside but inside they are decorated with reproductions of interiors from the royal château of Versailles. For the modest price of a local network ticket passengers travelling to Versailles, just outside Paris, will have a décor fit for a king. The first of five carriages decorated with reproductions of the château’s world-famous royal apartments built by Louis XIV, Louis XVI’s library and similar sumptuous scenes started running Wednesday. The others will all be in operation by the end of the year. . .

The full article is available here»

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Note (added 8 December 2012) — Eleanor Beardsley reported on the story for NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday (8 December 2012).