Audette Palace:-
It is Rococo in spirit-its curves and carvings whispering of European aristocracy-yet inside, it breathes a precise and deliberate modernity. The result is not a clash between old and new, but a clever alliance between them. The palace is beautiful, elegant and imposing… it gives a clear sense of power and wealth, yet it does not carry the coldness of abandoned castles. There is an invisible warmth that softens its grandeur-the warmth of its owner, Bella Leclair.
The palace stands on the outskirts of Eguisheim in France, yet it does not belong to the village. Hidden behind small hills in a secluded area, it stretches across vast land to the point that the eye cannot easily grasp its boundaries. A towering black iron fence surrounds it, with heavy gates that reveal nothing of what lies inside. Privacy here is not a choice-it is a rule.
The size? Three times the area of Palace of Versailles with all its gardens and buildings. This is not a decorative number, but a reflection of uncommon ambition. The palace sits at the center of the estate, surrounded by four independent houses, each embodying one of the four seasons:
The summer house: a modern villa with bright, refreshing colors, expansive glass and open light.
The winter house: a semi-detached home with deep, cool tones, evoking calm and elegant seclusion.
The autumn house: a spacious two-story cottage, warm and in harmony with nature.
The spring house: a manor house in lively pastel shades, reflecting the rebirth of life.
The gardens extend around them all like a living painting-trimmed pathways, aligned trees and green spaces that shift between formal landscaping and intentional wildness. There is an elegant horse stable, service buildings and even a solitary warehouse near the outer walls-it appears ordinary… yet it leads underground to a secret laboratory known only to a select inner circle.
The Rococo façade of the palace rises with marble columns and delicate golden engravings. The windows are tall, stretching from the floor to near the high ceiling, their glass reflecting the sky like a calm mirror. In a distant corner stands the dome-the Space Dome. A massive independent structure equipped with advanced technology for monitoring the sky with highly modern instruments. From the outside, it appears as an architectural masterpiece; inside, it is an entirely different world.
Entering the palace is a full sensory experience. The air is scented and fresh-a blend of polished wood and clean atmosphere. Sound echoes through vast halls, long corridors gleam with meticulously maintained marble floors and light flows across them in a soft reflection. No carpets conceal the marble; luxury here does not hide.
Inside, there are more than a thousand rooms for guests and staff and ninety main suites with private bathrooms and dressing rooms. Seven kitchens, fifteen standalone bathrooms, seven game rooms, multiple basements, five formal salons, three sitting rooms and four dining rooms-one private and three for guests and events. Three ballrooms: royal, jazz and disco. A private opera theater, an indoor swimming pool, a grand library, a dessert cellar, family photo rooms, a drawing room, a large fashion studio, a dance and singing studio, a gym, a learning room for children and long walking corridors resembling an open aristocratic hall.
Security is strict. Hidden cameras, constant guards and restricted zones no one can access. The palace is not open to the public-except once a year, when a limited number of visitors are allowed into specific areas only: the opera hall, certain ballrooms, parts of the main suites, the stable and the seasonal houses from the outside. The dome may be photographed… but never visited. The warehouse? No one knows its truth.
This palace is not merely a display of wealth.
It is a reflection of a personality that possesses power, intelligence and taste-and knows how to balance beauty with dominance.