Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal castle in Versailles, France.
| Palace of Versailles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château de Versailles | |||||
Garden facade; Hall of Mirrors; Gardens of Versailles | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Architectural style | French Baroque architecture | ||||
| Location | Versailles, France | ||||
| Coordinates | 48°48′17″N 2°07′13″E / 48.8048°N 2.1203°ECoordinates: 48°48′17″N 2°07′13″E / 48.8048°N 2.1203°E | ||||
| Height | 132 m | ||||
| Technical details | |||||
| Floor count | 6 | ||||
| Floor area | 67,000 m² (721,182 ft²) | ||||
| Official name | Palace and Park of Versailles | ||||
| Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, vi | ||||
| Reference | 83 | ||||
| Inscription | 1979 (3rd Session) | ||||
| Area | 1,070 ha | ||||
| Buffer zone | 9,467 ha | ||||
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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.
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.
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Versailles around 1652, engraving by Jacques Gomboust
Versailles around 1682, engraving by Adam Perelle
A masked ball in the Hall of Mirrors (1745) by Charles-Nicolas Cochin
The Lords' Antechamber at Grand Trianon
Banquet for Queen Victoria hosted by Napoleon III in the Royal Opera of Versailles, August 1855 by Eugene Lami
Proclamation of the German Empire, 18 January 1871, 1877 by Anton von Werner
Modern Pentathlon Park for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Related pages
Further reading
- Thompson, Ian. The Sun King's Garden: Louis XIV, André Le Nôtre And the Creation of the Gardens of Versailles. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006 (hardcover, ISBN 1-58234-631-3).
- Reviewed Archived 2008-06-22 at the Wayback Machine by Peter Parker in the Telegraph Archived 2019-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, October 1, 2006.
- Reviewed Archived 2008-06-22 at the Wayback Machine by John Adamson in the Telegraph Archived 2019-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, 2006.
Other websites
- Official French Website
- Official English Website
- The Hall of Mirrors Restoration Archived 2007-01-09 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Pictures of : "Les Grandes Eaux Nocturnes" (in French)
- Palace of Versailles photos
- Visiting information Palace of Versailles Archived 2007-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
