This grotto, the Belvedere behind it and the Temple of Love were lit by fires, hidden lanterns, and torches for special nighttime parties. Some such occasions were visits from Marie Antoinette's brother, Joseph II, and another from the King of Sweden. On Oct. 5, 1789, Marie Antoinette was sitting in the grotto (probably worrying) when a page rushed to her and urged her to return to Versailles because a huge crowd of mostly women were marching toward the Palace to confront the King and Queen. She never went back to her paradise again.
This grotto, the Belvedere behind it and the Temple of Love were lit by fires, hidden lanterns, and torches for special nighttime parties. Some such occasions were visits from Marie Antoinette's brother, Joseph II, and another from the King of Sweden. On Oct. 5, 1789, Marie Antoinette was sitting in the grotto (probably worrying) when a page rushed to her and urged her to return to Versailles because a huge crowd of mostly women were marching toward the Palace to confront the King and Queen. She never went back to her paradise again.
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