Petit Trianon dated 10 June 1793. The auction began on Sunday, August 25, 1793 and continued until 11 August 1794. The properties sold were widely scattered. Silverware, lead and brass fixtures were requisitioned for use in the arsenals. The sculptor Amable Boichard was appointed in April 1794 to remove "emblems of royalty and feudalism" from the property. Under the new Republic, the Petit Trianon underwent a number of changes. Declared national property, the land was divided into ten lots. The City of Versailles proposed that a botanical garden be established, but this plan was not adopted. In 1796, the land was leased
Chateau Benares Chateau Benares Chateau Benares is an album by Sanjay Mishra, released in 2006. In "The Washington Post", Mike Joyce wrote, "Thanks in no small part to "Blue Incantation", a highly regarded collaboration with fellow guitarist Jerry Garcia released in 1995, Sanjay Mishra has developed a reputation for creating imaginative, cross-cultural soundscapes. "Chateau Benares", in which East again coalesces with West in ways that sometimes border on the hypnotic, follows suit... Whatever the album's commercial fate, Mishra's artistry and vision certainly deserve the exposure." All music composed and arranged by Sanjay Mishra, except "Oriental", composed by Enrique Granados (arranged by Mishra