palace of fontainebleau is as much a pa rt palace of fontainebleau is as much a part of the history ofecadence, absolute luxury. 0ne opulence, decadence, absolute luxury. one of the most impressive rooms was this grand theatre, now finally restored. ornate gold, the finest of silks, around 80% of the original materials were used. translation: all that has been preserved is all that can be seen. that was the most important thing for us. the furniture, for example, was taken to an outdoor workshop. the carpets were removed for cleaning and then restored, and then we intervened in areas that were not visible. the theatre was built at the urging of napoleon iii's wife, eugenie. but it was only used a handful of times before the emperor was captured during the franco—prussian war. was captured during the franco-prussian war. translation: we must imagine that, when this place was created, it was only used very, very briefly. in the second empire fell, and the palace closed its doors. it was completely forgotten until the museum was created, but the theatre was forgotten about. until the muse