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Avenue de Paris
Place d'Armes
78000 Versailles
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+33 1 30 83 78 00
Tired of Paris, the Sun King (Louis XIV, who enjoyed likening himself to Apollo, God of the arts, peace and the sun) commissioned architects Louis le Vau and Jules Hardouin to build the château of Versailles in 1668, on the site of his father's small hunting lodge. It became the largest palace in Europe, accommodating up to 20,000 courtiers at a time. Charles Le Brun, the painter, designed the interior, whose highlights include the Royal Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors. The Grand Trianon (1687) and the Petit Trianon (1762) are also in the park. The former, built in stone and marble, housed Louis XIV's mistress, while the latter, a small manor house, was home to Louis XV's mistress.
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“Leaves the rest for dead.”
Visited Chateau de Versaille in July 2008 while on our European holiday from our home in Australia. We purchased the money saving 'all in one' ...
“Wow!”
Of course a must-see for practically everyone who travels to the Parisian area so swamped with tourists, but I personally feel the vast gardens...
“Very disorganized”
The lines to get in were very disorganized with people pushinga nd shoving to get ahead. Once inside the layout is odd and some of the rooms ar...
“Great activity - awful Jeff Koons exhibition!”
I went to Versailles a couple of days ago with my family. Luckily, we bought our tickets online so we only had to queue one hour instead of thr...
“A great afternoon out!”
I visited the Palace on 31st December for the umpteenth time. Didn't go to the main palace rooms (I agree with others about the exhibition on t...
“Versailles is beautiful. Jeff Koons display shameful!”
This is a must see landmark, although, I was truly disappointed that it was marred by the works of Jeff Koons. Let me first say that I believe ...
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Makes Louvre like a garage
Because of the royal atmosphere and the richness of the French history.The audio guide was helpful, but I stopped listening to it after a while...
Breathtakingly Beautiful!
THE PROS:1. The Chateau is kept in very good shape. Much of the artwork has been preserved as well as the gorgeous chandeliers.2. You have the ...
Learned A Lot
I liked taking the guided tour around the Palace. I learned a lot about "Royal Life" in Versailles. Had a lot of fun. It was an excellent side ...
this was amazing!!!
wow i loved it!!!i think it was the best thing ive ever done!!i rele think that you should go there!!!ud have a blast!!!so go..ull have a GREAT...
this was great
I enjoyed the entire site i learned everything that i wished to learn and the information was very detailed and useful. Thanks for making it.
Better than anything in Paris
The Palace of Versailles was my absolute favorite thing to see in Europe (I've been to Italy and Switzerland too). It was nice to see the count...
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