66-680: Buckroe Beach Carousel , also known as Philadelphia Toboggan Company Number Fifty and the Hampton Carousel, is a historic carousel operated by the Hampton History Museum in Hampton, Virginia . It was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company and installed at Buckroe Beach in 1920. It measures 45 feet in diameter and the platform consists of 18 sections. It has 42 oil paintings; 30 mirrors;
132-561: A 1914 Bruder band organ that plays 66 key B.A.B. rolls, 48 hand-carved wooden horses placed three abreast; and two upholstered, hand-carved wooden chariots. It was disassembled in 1985 when the Buckroe Beach Amusement Park closed. It was restored between 1988 and 1991 by R&F Designs of Bristol, CT, and was installed that year in its present location in Carousel Park, 602 Settlers Landing Road, across from
198-630: A courtyard, accompanied by tournaments and various equestrian demonstrations and games, including the spearing of cardboard heads of "Moors" and "Saracens". The most famous carousel of this kind was held by Louis XIV in June 1662, in the courtyard of the Tuileries Palace , to celebrate the birth of his son and heir. The site of the event, next to the Louvre, is still known as "the Carrousel". By
264-564: A fashionable resort of Parisians. Following the death of Louis XIV in December 1715, his great-grandson, Louis XV , just five years old, was moved from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace on 1 January 1716. The palace had been rarely used in forty years; it was refurnished and redecorated for the new king, but he remained only until 15 June 1722, when he moved to Versailles, three months before his coronation. Both moves were made at
330-474: A fully orchestrated concerto" and from the first note, the carousel would start turning while each horse would make a galloping movement with a visitor riding on its back. Merlin did not patent his inventions and engineers were allowed to come to create their own models of his creations. Viewed from above, and from the riders' point of view, in the United Kingdom , merry-go-rounds, called "gallopers" by
396-725: A large camp for Russian and Prussian soldiers, while the kings of France returned to the palace during the Bourbon Restoration . During the July Revolution of 1830, which installed Louis Philippe I as the new monarch, the Tuileries was again stormed and occupied by an armed mob. This time the Swiss Guards of the King, rather than remaining to be massacred, quietly departed their posts. Louis Philippe occupied
462-541: A large mob stormed the palace gates, entered the gardens, and overwhelmed and massacred the Swiss Guards who defended the palace. They set fires in several of the outlying buildings of the palace. Vestiges of buildings destroyed by the fires were discovered during archaeological excavations in 1989. After the massacre of the Swiss Guards, the palace itself was taken over by the Sans-culottes . In November 1792,
528-467: A new residence for herself, on a site that was close to the Louvre and had space for a large garden. She sold the medieval Hôtel des Tournelles , near the Bastille , where her husband had died, and between 1563 and 1568 acquired several pieces of land which she put together for her new residence. Construction began in 1564, with Philibert de l'Orme working as chief architect. De l'Orme died in 1570, when
594-478: A position guide for the bottom of the pole and as a place for people to walk or other stationary animals or chariots to be placed. He called this ride the 'Platform Gallopers'. He also developed the 'platform-slide' which allowed the mounts to swing out concentrically as the carousel built up speed. Fairground organs (band organs) were often present (if not built-in) when these machines operated. Eventually electric motors were installed and electric lights added, giving
660-576: A railway had been set up to bring food from the kitchens under the Rue de Rivoli. On 23 May 1871, during the suppression of the Paris Commune , 12 men under the orders of the Commune's former chief military commander Jules Bergeret set the Tuileries on fire using petroleum , liquid tar and turpentine . The fire lasted 48 hours and thoroughly gutted the palace, with the exception of the foundations,
726-410: A roundabout with boats that would pitch and roll on cranks with a circular motion, a ride he called 'Sea-on-Land'. Savage applied a similar innovation to the more traditional mount of the horse; he installed gears and offset cranks on the platform carousels, thus giving the animals their well-known up-and-down motion as they travelled around the centre pole – the galloping horse. The platform served as
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#1732773225379792-421: A series of mounted processions around the courtyard, complete with music. The King himself took part, dressed as a Roman emperor. The courtyard thereafter became known as the Carrousel. From 1664 to 1666, Le Vau and his assistant François d'Orbay made other significant changes. They transformed Philibert de l'Orme's façades and central pavilion, replacing its grand central staircase with a collonaded vestibule on
858-495: A variety of mounts, for example pigs, zebras, tigers, or mythological creatures such as dragons or unicorns . Sometimes, chair -like or bench-like seats are used, and occasionally mounts can be shaped like aeroplanes or cars. The names carousel and merry-go-round are also used, in varying dialects, to refer to a distinct piece of playground equipment . The modern carousel emerged from early jousting traditions in Europe and
924-439: Is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The "seats" are traditionally in the form of rows of wooden horses or other animals mounted on posts, many of which are moved up and down by gears to simulate galloping , to the accompaniment of looped circus music . Carousels are commonly populated with horses, each horse weighing roughly 100 lbs (45 kg), but may include
990-762: Is located in the Efteling (Themepark). In 1955 the Efteling bought the ride for ƒ 15.475,-. (Gulden) from the Janvier family. It reopened in 1956. Originally, the price for a ticket to make a ride, was only 5 cents. Before the purchase by the Efteling, the Stoomcarrousel was named is 'Stoomcaroussel' . (1 r & 2 s') Contains: 22 Horses, 4 Coaching's, 2 Pigs & 2 clowns. Music played by: 1 Gavioli organ Engine: Fam. König, Swalmen, Carousel Tuileries Palace The Tuileries Palace ( French : Palais des Tuileries , IPA: [palɛ de tɥilʁi] )
1056-616: Is surrounded by the Louvre (to the east), the Seine (to the south), the Place de la Concorde (to the west) and the Rue de Rivoli (to the north); and still closely follows the design laid out by the royal landscape architect André Le Nôtre in 1664. The Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume is a museum of contemporary art located in the northwest corner of the garden. Originally designed in 1564 as an Italian Renaissance garden by Bernard de Carnesse,
1122-530: The Arc de Triomphe to La Défense was originally centred on the façade of the Tuileries, a similar line leading across the entrance court of the Louvre. As the two façades were placed at slightly differing angles, this resulted in a slight 'kink' on the site of the palace, a feature ultimately dictated by the curved course of the River Seine . After the palace was demolished in 1883, the large empty space between
1188-763: The Jacobin Club du Manège had its headquarters there. The Committee of Public Safety , led by Robespierre , met in the Pavillon de Flore . On 21 June 1791, as the Revolution intensified, the King and his family attempted to escape. That night they attended a final Vespers Mass in the palace chapel, and then, disguised and with their attendants, attempted to reach the Austrian border by coach. They were recognised and arrested at Varennes , brought back to Paris, and placed under house arrest. On 10 August 1792 ,
1254-661: The Middle East . Knights would gallop in a circle while tossing balls from one to another; an activity that required great skill and horsemanship. This game was introduced to Europe at the time of the Crusades from earlier Byzantine and Arab traditions. The word carousel originated from the Italian Carosella and Spanish Carosella ("little battle", used by crusaders to describe a combat preparation exercise and game played by Turkish and Arabian horsemen in
1320-808: The Robert brothers . It took place just two months after the first manned balloon flight by the Montgolfier brothers in a hot air balloon from the Palace of Versailles. King Louis XVI watched from the tower. Among the crowd of spectators was Benjamin Franklin , the United States ambassador to France. The balloon and its passengers landed safely at Nesles-la-Vallée , 31 miles from Paris. Not long afterwards, on 6 October 1789, Louis XVI and his family were forced to leave Versailles for Paris, moving back into
1386-703: The Virginia Air and Space Center . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. This article about a property in Hampton, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Carousel A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English ), merry-go-round ( international ), Galloper ( international ) or roundabout ( British English )
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#17327732253791452-408: The 12th century). This early device was essentially a cavalry training mechanism; it prepared and strengthened the riders for actual combat as they wielded their swords at the mock enemies. By the 17th century, balls were no longer used, and instead, the riders had to spear small rings that were hanging from poles overhead and rip them off. Cavalry spectacles that replaced medieval jousting , such as
1518-518: The 26th battalion of the Chasseurs d'Afrique managed to put out the fire. The library and other portions of the Louvre were also set on fire by Communards and entirely destroyed. The museum itself was saved by the efforts of the firemen. The ruins of the Tuileries stood on the site for 11 years. Although the roofs and the inside of the palace had been utterly destroyed by the fire, the stone walls of
1584-459: The French government spending no money on the project. The French president at that time, Jacques Chirac , called for a debate on the subject. Former president Charles de Gaulle had also supported reconstruction, saying that it would "make a jewel of the centre of Paris." However, in 2008, Michel Clément, Director of Architecture and Heritage, stated "From our point of view, the reconstruction of
1650-619: The Pavillon de Flore and the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. The dome itself was blown up by explosives placed in the central pavilion and detonated by the fires. In his note to the Committee of Public Safety , Bergeret said, "The last vestiges of Royalty have just disappeared. I wish that the same may befall all the public buildings of Paris." It was not until 25 May that the Paris fire brigades and
1716-483: The Revolution. On 19 February 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte moved his official residence to the Tuileries, a more suitable setting for his imperial ambitions. Charles Percier and Pierre Fontaine began redesigning the interior in the Neoclassical Empire style . Napoleon also began a series of reconstructions around the palace, tearing down the ruins of buildings burned during the Revolution. In 1806, in
1782-481: The Seine, which connected the two palaces. At the same time, Henry commissioned the landscape gardener Claude Mollet to modify the plan of the gardens. The architects and decorators Etienne Duperac , Louis Metezeau and Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau contributed to the new palace. Androuet de Cerceau contributed the Gros Pavilion des Tuileries , a tower that linked the Louvre and Tuileries palaces. After
1848-543: The Tuileries Garden was redesigned in 1664 by Le Nôtre as a jardin à la française , which emphasized symmetry, order, and long perspectives. His formal garden plan drew out the perspective from the reflecting pools one to the other in an unbroken vista along a central axis from the west palace façade, which has been extended as the Axe historique . This straight line which runs through the Place de la Concorde and
1914-590: The Tuileries. Nothing had been prepared for their arrival; the various occupants who had moved into the palace were abruptly expelled, and furniture had to be brought from Versailles. The royal family lived in relative calm for a time; the gardens were reserved for them until noon when they were opened to the public. On 9 November 1789, the National Constituent Assembly , formerly the Estates General of 1789 , moved its meetings from
1980-489: The animals would hang from chains and fly out from the centrifugal force of the spinning mechanism. They were often powered by animals walking in a circle or people pulling a rope or cranking. By 1803 John Joseph Merlin had a carousel in his Mechanical Museum in London, where gentry and nobility liked to gather on winter evenings. The horses "floated free over a pole". It was connected to a "big musical instrument that played
2046-685: The ballroom. The little-used northern wing of the palace, which contained the chapel, the Galerie de la Paix, and the Salle de Spectacle, was used only for performances, such as the Daniel Auber cantata performed on the evening of Napoleon and Eugénie's civil wedding ceremony, 29 July 1853, or for important fêtes, such as the party given for sovereigns attending the International Exposition on 10 June 1867. The Salle de Spectacle
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2112-549: The behest of the Regent, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans . The King also resided at the Tuileries for short periods during the 1740s. The large palace theatre continued to be used as a venue for operas, concerts and performances of the Comédie-Française . On 1 December 1783, the palace garden was the starting point of a major event in aviation history—the first manned flight in a hydrogen balloon, by Jacques Charles and
2178-404: The birth of his son and heir, Louis, Dauphin of France , with a spectacular "Carrousel" held in the courtyard on the east side of the palace. The equestrian pageant, with dressage and other exercises, drew over 700 participants. It offered a variety of tournaments and competitions, including a contest in which horsemen were asked to spear the cardboard heads of " Saracens " and " Moors ", as well as
2244-644: The carousel in America was the early 20th century, with large machines and elaborate animals, chariots, and decorations being built. The National Carousel Association maintains a list of Historic Carousel Award winners, primarily focused on carousels in Canada and America. The 'Vermolen Boden Carousel' in the Efteling dates back to 1865. It was originally turned by horses. At present it is turned by an electric motor. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Today this old stoomcarrousel
2310-414: The carousel its classic look. These mechanical innovations came at a crucial time, when increased prosperity meant that more people had time for leisure and spare money to spend on entertainment. It was in this historical context that the modern fairground ride was born, with Savage supplying this new market demand. In his 1902 Catalogue for Roundabouts he claimed to have "... patented and placed upon
2376-468: The centre of the courtyard of the Carrousel, he ordered the construction of a triumphal arch modelled after the ancient Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome to serve as the ceremonial gateway of the palace. In 1808, after he became emperor, he moved forward with the grand project of Henry IV . This project entailed the construction of a new wing of the palace on the north side of the gardens, which would match
2442-466: The ceremonies and pageantry of the Second Empire, such as the visit of Queen Victoria in 1855. The old buildings that had filled the courtyard were cleared away; and Napoleon III completed the northern wing of the Louvre along the rue de Rivoli, linking the Tuileries Palace with the Louvre, completing the grand plan of Henry IV. The private apartment used by Napoleon III, on the ground floor of
2508-567: The city, in an area frequently flooded by the Seine as far as the present Rue Saint-Honoré . The land was occupied by the workshops and kilns craftsmen who made "tuiles", or roof tiles. Because of its proximity to the Louvre Castle , members of the royal family began buying plots of land there. After the death of Henry II in 1559, his widow Catherine de' Medici moved into the Louvre Castle with her son, Francis II . She planned
2574-546: The death of Henry IV in 1610, work on the palace halted. His son Louis XIII had no intention of continuing construction. Indeed, work did not resume until after the end of the Fronde rebellion in 1653. Between 1659 and 1661, King Louis XIV and Cardinal Mazarin had First Royal Architect Louis Le Vau enlarge the palace, extending it to the north with the addition of the Théâtre des Tuileries . In 1662, Louis XIV celebrated
2640-538: The early 18th century carousels were being built and operated at various fairs and gatherings in central Europe and England. Animals and mechanisms would be crafted during the winter months and the family and workers would go touring in their wagon train through the region, operating their large menagerie carousel at various venues. Makers included Heyn in Germany and Bayol in France . These early carousels had no platforms;
2706-537: The existing wing on the south side. This wing would connect the Tuileries with the Louvre. This involved tearing down the Manège and other buildings to clear the courtyard, and the construction of a new street, the Rue de Rivoli , named for his victory at the Battle of Rivoli in 1797. After Napoleon's divorce, Pierre Paul Prud'hon was commissioned to design the apartments of his new wife, Marie Louise . Her bridal suite
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2772-1040: The garden of the Palais du Trocadéro , the Louvre and the Museum of Decorative Arts . In addition, other parts of the palace are located within France in Arcueil , Barentin , Roybet Fould Museum [ fr ] in Courbevoie , Château de Varax in Marcilly-d'Azergues , Nantes , Saint-Raphaël and Salins , and other countries such as Schwanenwerder in Berlin , Germany, Bordighera in Italy and Palacio de Carondelet in Quito , Ecuador. The Tuileries Garden ( French : Jardin des Tuileries ) covers 22.4 hectares (55 acres);
2838-521: The garden. At the same time, Louis' gardener, André Le Nôtre , redesigned the Tuileries Garden. Louis XIV fully used his redecorated and enlarged palace for only a short time. The Court moved into the Tuileries Palace in November 1667, but left in 1672, and soon thereafter settled in the Palace of Versailles . The Tuileries Palace was virtually abandoned and used only as a theatre, but its gardens became
2904-482: The ground floor and the Salle des Cents Suisses (Hall of the Hundred Swiss Guards) on the floor above. They also added a rectangular dome. A new grand staircase was installed in the entrance of the north wing of the palace, and lavishly decorated royal apartments were constructed in the south wing. The king's rooms were on the ground floor, facing the Louvre, and the queen's on the floor above, overlooking
2970-511: The invaders discovered the armoire de fer , a hiding place at the royal apartments, believed to contain the secret correspondence of Louis XVI with other European monarchs, appealing for help. This increased anger against the imprisoned king and queen. The National Convention, meeting in the Manège of the palace, launched the Reign of Terror in 1793–94, leading to the execution of the king and queen, along with thousands of others accused of opposing
3036-523: The looting and damage that had occurred during the Revolution of 1848. Imposing staterooms were designed and richly decorated in what became known as the Second Empire style . The prominent roof lines of the palace, and especially its squared central dome, became influential prototypes; they were adopted for hotels and commercial buildings, as well as government buildings and residences in France and abroad. The new staterooms were theatrical settings for
3102-538: The market all the principal novelties that have delighted the many thousands of pleasure seekers at home and abroad." In the United States , the carousel industry was developed by immigrants, notably Gustav Dentzel of Germany and Charles W.F. Dare from England, from the late 19th century. Several centres and styles for the construction of carousels emerged in the United States: The golden age of
3168-529: The northern and southern wings of the Louvre, now familiar to modern visitors, was revealed, and for the first time the Louvre courtyard opened onto the unbroken Axe historique . In 2003, a group called the Committee for the Reconstruction of the Tuileries (French: Comité national pour la reconstruction des Tuileries ) proposed the reconstruction of the Tuileries on its original site. Proponents of
3234-518: The operator or by ponies. In mid-19th-century England, the carousel became a popular fixture at fairs . The first steam-powered mechanical roundabout, invented by Thomas Bradshaw, appeared at the Pot Market fair in Bolton in about 1861. It was described by a Halifax Courier journalist as "a roundabout of huge proportions, driven by a steam engine which whirled around with such impetuosity, that
3300-402: The palace remained intact and restoration was possible. Other monuments of Paris also set on fire by Communards, such as the City Hall , were rebuilt in the 1870s. After much hesitation, the Third Republic , more sympathetic to the Commune, pardoned the Commune members exiled abroad. In 1882, despite opposition from Baron Haussmann and historians, they had the walls torn down. The demolition
3366-437: The palace until 1848, when it was again briefly invaded, and the King chased out during the French revolution of 1848 . Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte , the nephew of Napoleon, was elected as the first President of France in 1848, and occupied the Elysée Palace . In 1852, when he could not run again, he crowned himself emperor and moved his residence to the Tuileries. The Tuileries was extensively refurbished and redecorated after
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#17327732253793432-406: The palace's southern wing, consisted of "gilt boxes furnished in the style of the First Empire." His rooms were known to be kept at extremely high temperatures, per his request. Empress Eugénie had her apartment, comprising 8 of the 11 rooms on the bel etage of the southern wing's garden side, above, connected to the Emperor's by a winding staircase. Along this staircase was a mezzanine occupied by
3498-408: The plan noted that much of the original furniture and paintings still existed, put into storage when the Franco-Prussian War began in 1870. In 2006 a rebuilding of the Palace of the Tuileries was estimated to cost 300 million euros (£200 million pounds sterling or US$ 380 million). The plan was to finance the project by public subscription with the work being undertaken by a private foundation, with
3564-452: The ring tilt, were popular in Italy and France . The game began to be played by commoners, and carousels soon sprung up at fairgrounds across Europe. At the Place du Carrousel in Paris , an early make-believe carousel was set up with wooden horses for the children. Another kind of carousel emerged in the 17th century in Belgium and France to celebrate special events. This was a ceremonial parade of knights and noblemen on horseback around
3630-416: The showmen community when populated by model horses, usually turn from the left to the right or clockwise (from the outside, or from the spectators' point of view, animals face to the left and the carousel apparently turns from the right to the left, the spectators' sense of clockwise ), while in North America and Mainland Europe , carousels typically go counterclockwise , that is, from right to left (from
3696-400: The spectators' point of view, animals face to the right and the carousel is seen as turning from left to right, the spectators' sense of counterclockwise). By the mid-19th century, the platform carousel was developed; the animals and chariots were fixed to a circular floor that would suspend from a centre pole and rotate around. These carousels were called dobbies and were operated manually by
3762-414: The tennis court at Versailles to the Salle du Manège . This was the Tuileries' covered equestrian academy, on the north side of the palace, which was the largest meeting hall in the city. It was also used by the Assembly's successor, the National Convention and, in 1795, the Council of Five Hundred ( Conseil des Cinq-Cents ) of the Directory until the body moved to the Palais-Bourbon in 1798. In 1799,
3828-415: The throne room to dinner in the Salon Louis XIV. However, gala dinners were held in the larger Galerie de Diane, the southernmost of the state apartments. If it were a state ball, then refreshments would be set up in the Galerie; and the procession of the imperial party would be from there to the Salle de Maréchaux, which occupied the space of two entire floors of the central Pavillon de L'Horloge and served as
3894-414: The treasurer of the privy purse. The state rooms of the south wing—located on the side facing east to the Carrousel—were used variously, depending on the occasion. At informal dinners, the household would gather in the private drawing room, or Salon d'Apollon, which was separated from the Salle de Maréchaux, in the central pavilion, by the First Consul's Room, or Salon Blanc. The party would proceed through
3960-409: The western end of the Louvre courtyard and displayed an immense façade of 266 metres. Since the destruction of the Tuileries, the Louvre courtyard has remained open to the west, and the site now overlooks the eastern end of the Tuileries Garden , forming an elevated terrace between the Place du Carrousel and the gardens proper. The site of the Tuileries Palace was originally just outside the walls of
4026-539: The wonder is the daring riders are not shot off like cannonball, and driven half into the middle of next month." Soon afterwards, English engineer Frederick Savage began to branch out of agricultural machinery production into the construction of fairground machines, swiftly becoming the chief innovator in the field. Savage's fairground machinery was exported all over the world. By 1870, he was manufacturing carousels with Velocipedes (an early type of bicycle) and he soon began experimenting with other possibilities, including
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#17327732253794092-431: The work was still in its early stages. His place was taken by Jean Bullant . The 1588 outbreak of conflict between Protestants and Catholics in the city abruptly halted the work, and the unprotected site was abandoned and pillaged. Work did not resume until 1594, when Henry IV made a triumphal return to Paris, and recommenced construction of the Louvre and the Tuileries. He constructed the Grande Galerie , parallel to
4158-404: Was a royal and imperial palace in Paris which stood on the right bank of the Seine , directly in the west-front of the Louvre Palace . It was the Parisian residence of most French monarchs , from Henry IV to Napoleon III , until it was burned by the Paris Commune in 1871. Built in 1564, and begun as a home for Queen Catherine de' Medici , it was gradually extended until it closed off
4224-440: Was also used as a hospital during the Franco-Prussian War . Between 1864 and 1868, Napoleon III asked that the Pavillon de Flore, now the southernmost pavilion, be redesigned by Hector Lefuel to match his other modifications to the palaces. It served as the backstairs to the palace, served by a network of service corridors. From the Pavillon de Flore, one could access the sprawling basement, lit with innumerable gas lamps, where
4290-415: Was furnished with furniture and interior decorations in the Greek Revival style. The son of Napoleon and Marie-Louise, Napoleon II , was born in 1811. He was given a residence in the Waterside Gallery of the Louvre, connected to the Tuileries by a short underground passageway, and his own small pavilion in the courtyard, decorated by Fontaine. Following the defeat and exile of Napoleon, the gardens became
4356-485: Was started in February 1883 and completed on 30 September 1883. Bits of stone and marble from the palace were sold by a private entrepreneur, Achille Picart, as souvenirs, and even to build a castle in Corsica , near Ajaccio , the Château de la Punta [ fr ] , which is essentially a reconstruction of the Pavillon de Bullant. The courtyard pediment of the central pavilion can be seen in Paris' Georges Cain square [ fr ] , other pieces are found in
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