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Ceremonial State Carriage built in Paris around 1805 for Napoleon's coronation when he was made King of Italy. What looks like wood was thin gold plating. Later the gold was removed, and then the wood was bronzed for coronation ceremonies in Budapest in 1916.

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ExhibitPlus country_travel_coach Ceremonial State Carriage built in Paris around 1805 for Napoleon's coronation when he was made King of Italy. What looks like wood was thin gold plating. Later the gold was removed, and then the wood was bronzed for coronation ceremonies in Budapest in 1916.

country_travel_coach Ceremonial State Carriage built in Paris around 1805 for Napoleon's coronation when he was made King of Italy. What looks like wood was thin gold plating. Later the gold was removed, and then the wood was bronzed for coronation ceremonies in Budapest in 1916.