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Upon seeing the entry for Marie-Antoinette’s private theater, I felt an urge to proclaim the Amargosa Opera House as Death Valley's "Mona Lisa". I was lucky eno
by petercooper 7mo ago
Upon seeing the entry for Marie-Antoinette’s private theater, I felt an urge to proclaim the Amargosa Opera House as Death Valley's "Mona Lisa". I was lucky enough to get a private tour and it was like stepping into one of the world's greatest works of art in the most bizarre of locations. The pictures don't do it justice but https://lenspire.zeiss.com/photo/en/article/mario-basner-captures-the-artistic-beauty-of-the-amargosa-opera-house https://lenspire.zeiss.com/photo/en/article/mario-basner-cap...
- rawling 7mo agoI think the (OP) article has screwed up here. The article, and I think its original source, name a particular set from the theater as the palace's Mona Lisa. But the article has a picture of the theater itself, and even misnames the theater after the set. Tatler source: "This includes machinery that causes a tree to rise from a trapdoor and three sets – a simple interior, a forest and a temple of Minerva – the latter being the oldest intact decor in the world, dating back to 1754 – ‘our own Mona Lisa,’ said Masson." OP article: "What is it? The Temple of Minerva theater set (c.1754) from Marie-Antoinette’s private theater." OP caption on picture of theater: "Temple of Minerva theater (c. 1754)"