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Baroque Hall of Mirrors, by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Charles LeBrun, c. 1680 In 1684, construction on the La Galerie des Glaces (the Hall of Mirrors) was completed.  Built by Mansart, the Hall measured 73 m. long, 10.50 m. wide and 12.30 m. high with the Salon de la Guerre to the north and the Salon de la Paix to the south.   Seventy windows opened to the garden, while Corinthian pillars of green marble decorated the walls of the gallery.  Facing the windows is a line of beveled mirrors which reflect the view.   When the Hall of Mirrors was built, it was the most impressive use of mirrors ever, simply because mirrors were a relatively new technology and the Hall consumed most of European output at that time. Deprived of its original sumptuous furniture, which included gold and silver chairs and bejeweled trees.

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