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Welcome to Versailles. Opening hours Choose a ticket. Discover. Plan your visit. What’s on. Calendar. This spring at the Palace of Versailles. The cultural offer. This spring. Discover the Imperial silks exhibition and the Emperor's apartment at the Grand Trianon. Buy your ticket online and avoid waiting times.
The Palace of Versailles (/ v ɛər ˈ s aɪ, v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj] ⓘ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 19 kilometers (12 mi) west of Paris, France.
Since 1979, the Palace of Versailles has been listed as a World Heritage and is one of the greatest achievements in French 17th century art. Louis XIII's old hunting pavilion was transformed and extended by his son, Louis XIV, when he installed the Court and government there in 1682.
May 11, 2024 · Palace of Versailles, former French royal residence and center of government, now a national landmark. It is located in the city of Versailles in northern France, 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Paris. As the center of the French court, Versailles was one of the grandest theaters of European absolutism.
To make the most of your visit at Versailles, plan to spend a full day in the estate. Read our advices to better organize your visit. Guided tours allow you to visit otherwise closed rooms and then to directly join free visit routes.
Discover the history. « It's not a palace, it's an entire city. Superb in its size, superb in its matter.» – Charles Perrault, Le Siècle de Louis le Grand, 1687. 18,000 artworks to discover online. With 60,000 artworks, collections of Versailles illustrate 5 centuries of French History.
Welcome to the Palace. Here are a few tips for preparing your visit to the Palace. If you already have your ticket, go directly to Palace Entrance A. From April to October, due to the high number of visitors, admission to the palace can only be guaranteed through online booking.
Welcome to Versailles. The Palace and its domain cover a wide area. Use this map to locate the services and the main places. If you wish to view all of the points of interest in a specific area, click on the zone you wish to visit on the main navigation bar. See the different accesses. Coming by train / bus. Coming by car / coach.
Welcome to the Palace of Versailles. The Palace and the Estate cover a wide expanse of land. Choose a location close to what you want to visit first. Introduction. Discover the Palace and Estate through an interactive map. Plan your visit, look for a place or practical service with a few clicks.
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. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0.
