Palace of Versailles
the Palace of Versailles in 1722
The Château de Versailles, or simply Versailles, is the royal castle built by king Louis IX in Versailles, France.
In English one often speaks of the Palace of 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, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789, the Court of Versailles was the centre of power in Ancien Régime France. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy.
The castle around 1675
The king's bedroom
The Hall of Mirrors (1678-1686)
Related pages
- Gardens of Versailles
- Chapels of Versailles
- Grand Trianon
- Petit Trianon
- Fountain of Apollo
- Fountain of Latona (Latona Fountain)
- Hall of Mirrors
- Hameau de la reine
- Hercules Room
- Queen's apartment at Versailles
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).
Other websites
- Official Site
- The Hall of Mirrors Restoration (fr)
- Palace of Versailles photos
- Visiting information Palace of Versailles
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