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2. Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

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   The Palace of Versailles (/ vɛərˈsaɪ, vɜːrˈsaɪ / 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, France. The palace is owned by the government of France and since 1995 has been ...

3. The Royal Gate of the Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

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   Gate of the Palace of Versailles in 2009. General information. Country. France. Coordinates. 48°48′15.5″N 2°7′20″E  /  48.804306°N 2.12222°E  / 48.804306; 2.12222. The Royal Gate of the Palace of Versailles separates the Cour d'Honneur from the Royal Court of the Palace of Versailles. It is also located between the Pavillon ...

4. Ministers' Wings - Wikipedia

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   The premises were returned to the Palace of Versailles in 2005 at the suggestion of National Assembly President Jean-Louis Debré. [5] The northern ministers' wing houses the lecturers' entrance and the school locker room, while the southern ministers' wing houses the princes' bookshop and the château's ticket office.

5. Chapels of Versailles - Wikipedia

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   Chapels of Versailles. Coordinates: 48°48′18″N 2°7′20″E. Versailles' chapel is one of the palace's grandest interiors. This is the view as seen from the tribune royale, where the king and members of the royal family heard daily Mass. The present chapel of the Palace of Versailles is the fifth in the history of the palace.

6. Petit Trianon - Wikipedia

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   The Petit Trianon (French pronunciation: [pəti tʁijanɔ̃]; French for "small Trianon") is a Neoclassical style château located on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France. It was built between 1762 and 1768 during the reign of King Louis XV of France. The Petit Trianon was constructed within the park of a larger royal ...

7. History of the Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

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   The Palace of Versailles is a royal château in Versailles, Yvelines, in the Île-de-France region of France. When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some 20 kilometres southwest of the French capital. The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682 ...