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The Palace of Versailles is a visual history of French architecture from the 1630s to the 1780s. Its earliest portion, the corps de logis, was built for Louis XIII in the style of his reign with brick, marble, and slate, which Le Vau surrounded in the 1660s with Enveloppe, an edifice that was inspired by Renaissance-era Italian villas.
- Louis XIV
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September...
- History of The Palace of Versailles
The main construction of Versailles took place in four...
- Public Establishment of The Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles
The Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National...
- Hall of Mirrors
Located on the first floor ( piano nobile) of the palace's...
- Marie-Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (/ ˌ æ n t w ə ˈ n ɛ t, ˌ ɒ̃ t-/; French:...
- Petit Trianon
Aerial view of the gardens of the Petit Trianon. The Petit...
- Louis XIV
Palace of Versailles, France (c.1624-98) Contents. • Introduction. • History. • Architecture Highlights. • Interior Design and Decoration. • The Gardens. • THE AGE OF VERSAILLES. • The French Revolution and Later. • Principal Architects and Designers. • Louis Le Vau. • Jules Hardouin Mansart. • Charles Le Brun. • Andre Le Notre.
History. Palace of Versailles. Plans for the expansion of the Palace of Versailles, France, 1780. Until Louis XIV’s time, the town of Versailles comprised but a few houses to the south of the present Place d’Armes. However, land was given to the lords of the court, and new buildings sprang up, chiefly in the north quarter.
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Located on the first floor ( piano nobile) of the palace's central body, it faces west towards the palace gardens. [1] [2] The Hall of Mirrors has been the scene of events of great historic significance, including the Proclamation of the German Empire and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles .
The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape architects, it provided Europe with a model of the ideal royal residence for over a century.
From 1682, when King Louis XIV moved from Paris and lived in this palace, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789, the Court of Versailles was the centre of power in the Ancien Régime. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of absolute monarchy . Related pages. Clock Cabinet.
Palace of Versailles (1661–1710) The Louis XIV style or Louis Quatorze (/ ˌ l uː i k æ ˈ t ɔːr z,-k ə ˈ-/ LOO-ee ka-TORZ, - kə-, French: [lwi katɔʁz] ⓘ), also called French classicism, was the style of architecture and decorative arts intended to glorify King Louis XIV and his reign. It featured majesty, harmony and regularity.
