Palace Of Versailles France-1938: Tiered Sculptural Fountain With Visitors on Garden Paths

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationPalace of Versailles, Ile-de-France, France
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 · Palace of Versailles, Ile-de-France, France
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

garden design
sightseeing
ornamental sculpture
palace landscapes
leisure
historic travel

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld · Elevated oblique view looking down toward the fountain
Setting: outdoor · Formal palace garden with ornamental water, sculpture, gravel paths, and patterned planting
Time and weather: Daytime · Growing season; exact season indeterminate · Dry and sunny
Lighting: Direct natural sunlight with bright stone highlights and darker water reflections
People: 6 · Approximately six distant or partially cropped visitors, including a group on the far path, a figure at the left edge, and a hat-wearing pedestrian crossing the foreground; faces are indistinct.
Landmarks: Pyramid Fountain · Gardens of the Palace of Versailles
Objects: tiered stone fountain · circular fountain bowls · sculpted figures · ornamental basin · water reflections · clipped shrubs · curved flowerbeds · gravel paths · lawns · decorative garden urn
Colors: magenta · pale pink · olive green · red · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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An elevated view centers the tiered fountain and surrounding basin.
Visitors remain visible on the far path behind the sculpted tiers.
A pedestrian enters the lower right foreground.
The pedestrian continues left while the fountain remains centered.

Tiered Sculptural Fountain With Visitors on Garden Paths — Clip Details

Palace of Versailles, France, circa 1938 home movie footage shows a tiered sculptural fountain standing in a broad ornamental basin. An elevated view takes in concentric stone bowls, sculpted figures, and reflections, with clipped shrubs along the near edge. Patterned flowerbeds and pale gravel paths extend behind the water as visitors stand nearby and a pedestrian crosses the foreground. The single shot holds its composition with slight camera movement.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002811

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Palace of Versailles, Ile-de-France, France Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports documentary and museum requests for Versailles garden tourism and ornamental landscape views circa 1938.
Period detail: Distant visitors may show late-1930s fashions through hats, tailored outerwear, and longer skirts, although the soft image limits detail.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor-held camera lingers on an elaborate garden feature while an unposed pedestrian passes through the foreground.
What appears in frame: The view contains stacked stone bowls, sculpted figures, a broad water basin, clipped shrubs, curved flowerbeds, pale paths, and scattered visitors.
Film character: Soft grain, magenta-shifted color, vertical scratches, slight wobble, and bright stone highlights characterize the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Works as a garden establishing shot or a short cutaway between palace architecture and visitor activity.
Historical context: The formal planting and sculptural water feature show the ornamental garden setting encountered by visitors to Versailles.
Research note: Visitors are too small for clear facial identification; film copyright, likeness permissions, and any applicable site or artwork rights are separate matters.
Research search match: Matches searches for Versailles fountain home movies, French formal gardens, and small-gauge travel footage circa 1938.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Louvre flowerbeds and sculpted pediment, then other Versailles views circa 1938, followed by formal gardens and ornamental fountains.

Still Frames From This Clip

Versailles gardens circa 1938: the Pyramid Fountain fills a broad basin beneath patterned beds, with distant visitors on the far path. — Concentric stone tiers rise above the ornamental basin, with formal planting behind.
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The Pyramid Fountain at Versailles circa 1938, with sunlit circular rims, dark reflections, and a small group beside the far path. — Sunlight outlines the stacked bowls while visitors stand beyond the water.
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A hat-wearing pedestrian enters the foreground below Versailles' Pyramid Fountain circa 1938, with curved beds beyond the basin. — A passing visitor enters at the lower right as the fountain remains centered.
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Versailles circa 1938: a foreground visitor walks left beneath the Pyramid Fountain, with distant people and curved planting behind. — The foreground pedestrian moves left past the basin's rounded shrubs.
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