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after he was noticed for his design of a temporary festive decoration for the Salle de la
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Staircase, and the Grand Gallery. For this realisations, he greatly followed the example of the French royal residences. Balat realised the facade on the back of the palace and the facades of the courtyards. His design for the principal facade of the palace is
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