 The old theater of the palace, built in the 18th century, was destroyed by a fire in the wing of the "Belle Cheminée" 1856.Between 1854 and 1857 the architect Hector Lefuel built a new theater in the style of Louis XVI.On the ground floor of the "Gros Pavilion", The Empress Eugénie built a small but rich museum, containing gifts from the King of Siam in 1861, and works of art taken during the pillage of the Summer Palace in Beijing.