@cgtneurope: Enamoured by stories of China’s porcelain tower in Nanjing, France’s Louis XIV commissioned his own tower in Versailles - the Trianon de Porcelaine. But it fell apart in just 15 years, because Europe didn’t know how to produce true porcelain, and used fragile terracotta instead. Nevertheless, it’s hailed as Europe’s very first example of Chinoiserie. #tracesofchina #versailles @chateaudeversailles

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Tuesday 28 January 2025 14:03:11 GMT