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The Palace of Versailles (/ v ɛər ˈ s aɪ, v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; [1] French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj] ⓘ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Paris, in the Yvelines Department of Île-de-France region in France.
Five subsidiary structures located near the Palace of Versailles have a historical relation with the history and evolution of the palace. Of these five structures – the Ménagerie, the Pavillon de la Lanterne, the Trianon de Porcelaine, the Grand Trianon (also called the Marble Trianon), and the Petit Trianon – two have been destroyed (the Ménagerie and the Trianon de Porcelaine); however ...
Four pavilions were built for the Secretaries of State in 1671. Jules Hardouin-Mansart had the Ministers' wings built on the basis of these pavilions in 1679. [1] The soberly ornamented Ministers' Wings, attached to the château, mark the end of the era of all-powerful ministers such as Fouquet, who defied the king with the construction of his château at Vaux-le-Vicomte.
The grand appartement du roi is the King's grand apartment of the Palace of Versailles. As a result of Louis Le Vau's envelope of Louis XIII’s château, constructed as part of Louis XIV's second building campaign (1669–1672), the King and Queen had new apartments in the new addition, known at the time as the château neuf (new palace
Universities and colleges in Versailles (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Versailles" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The Palace of Versailles, one of the most famous landmarks in the world, is about to be turned into a hotel. The chateau's constructions began in 1664 and the palace became the house of France's ...
The Place d'Armes is a roughly fan-shaped square in front of the Palace of Versailles. It is approximately 300 m long and 150 m wide. On the side opposite the palace, three roads radiate eastwards: to the north, Avenue de Saint-Cloud; in the center, Avenue de Paris, in line with the palace; to the south, Avenue de Sceaux.
Though France is known for its decadent landmarks, the presidential mansion dwarfs many of the country's other iconic sites in design and power.