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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
History of the Palace of Versailles. The main construction...
- Public Establishment of The Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles
The Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National...
- Gardens of Versailles
The Gardens of Versailles (French: Jardins du château de...
- 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:...
- Petit Trianon
The Petit Trianon (French pronunciation: [pəti tʁijanɔ̃];...
- Louis XIV
6 days ago · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Palace had become an archetypal seat of power and continued to host the most important events in the history of France, such as the declaration of the German Empire, signed in 1871 following France's defeat at war by the Prussians. The Palace took a long time to recover...
The Palace From the seat of power to a museum of the history of France. The Palace. Since 1979, the Palace of Versailles has been listed as a World Heritage and is one of the greatest achievements in French 17 th century art.
The Hall of Mirrors, King’s Grand Apartments, Museum of the History of France, explore the Château de Versailles, its gardens, the Grand Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s domain.
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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.
