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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. Grand Trianon - Wikipedia

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   Material. Red marble. Design and construction. Architect (s) Jules Hardouin-Mansart. The Grand Trianon in summer. Peristyle of the Grand Trianon. The Grand Trianon (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ tʁijanɔ̃]) is a French Baroque style château situated in the northwestern part of the Domain of Versailles in Versailles, France.

4. Hall of Mirrors - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 48°48′17.4″N 2°7′13.2″E. Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles. The Hall of Mirrors (French: Grande Galerie, Galerie des Glaces, Galerie de Louis XIV) is a grand Baroque style gallery and one of the most emblematic rooms in the royal Palace of Versailles near Paris, France. The grandiose ensemble of the hall and its ...

5. 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 ...

6. Grande Écurie - Wikipedia

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   The Grande Écurie (literal French for " The Great Stable ") is a building located in Versailles (Yvelines), on the Place d'Armes, opposite the Palace, between the avenues of Saint-Cloud and Paris. Together with the Petite Écurie (literal French for "The Small Stable"), it formed the Royal Stables (an institution that employed around a ...

7. Gardens of Versailles - Wikipedia

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   The Gardens of Versailles (French: Jardins du château de Versailles [ʒaʁdɛ̃ dy ʃɑto d (ə) vɛʁsɑj]) occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal de Versailles, the royal demesne of the château of Versailles. Situated to the west of the palace, the gardens cover some 800 hectares of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic ...