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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.
- Louis XIV
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September...
- History of The Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles is a royal château in Versailles,...
- Public Establishment of The Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles
The Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National...
- Gardens of Versailles
Louis XIII Versailles, Du Bus plan. With Louis XIII's final...
- Hall of Mirrors
Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles. The Hall of Mirrors...
- Marie-Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (⫽ ˌ æ n t w ə ˈ n ɛ t, ˌ ɒ̃ t-⫽; French:...
- Pierre Patel
Pierre Patel, The Palace of Versailles, c. 1668. Pierre...
- Louis Xiii
Early life, 1601–1610. Born at the Palace of Fontainebleau,...
- Petit Trianon
Aerial view of the gardens of the Petit Trianon. The Petit...
- Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28...
- Louis XIV
The Palace of Versailles is a royal château in Versailles, Yvelines, in the Île-de-France region of France. When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some 20 kilometres southwest of the French capital.
Versailles (/ v ɛ ʁ. s a j /) est une commune française, chef-lieu du département des Yvelines dans la région Île-de-France, mondialement connue pour son château ainsi que pour ses jardins, sites classés sous l’égide de l'UNESCO dans la liste du patrimoine mondial de l’humanité.
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919. As the most important treaty of World War I, it ended the state of war between Germany and most of the Allied Powers. It was signed in the Palace of Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which led to the war.
The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal castle in Versailles, France. In French, it is often called the Château de Versailles. When the castle was built, Versailles was a country village, but it is now a suburb of Paris.
Jul 9, 2019 · Few palaces rival France’s Château de Versailles for sheer opulence. Located on the outskirts of Paris, this former home of French kings offers visitors a chance to walk in the footsteps of ...
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The Palace of Versailles, whose origins date back to the seventeenth century, was successively a hunting lodge, a seat of power and , from the nineteenth century , a museum. With the gardens and the Palaces of Trianon, the park of the Château de Versailles spreads over 800 hectares.
