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Stand in the huge courtyard and face the palace. The golden Royal Gate in the center
of the courtyard, nearly 260 feet long and decorated with 100,000 gold leaves, is a recent
replica of the original. The ticket-sales office is to the left; guided-tour sales are to the
right. The entrance to the Château (once you have your ticket or pass) is through the mod-
ern concrete-and-glass security checkpoint, marked Entrance A. After passing through se-
curity, you spill out into the open-air courtyard on the other side of the golden Royal Gate.
