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The Palace of Versailles was also teeming with animal life: there were dozens of pets in the princes' flats and in the King's antechamber with its kennels: braques, spaniels, pugs, vervet monkeys, angora cats, macaws, and parakeets.
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.
Louis XIV's elephant [1] (born around 1664 and died in 1681 at the Château de Versailles) was a gift from the King of Portugal to Louis XIV, King of France. [2] It is the only African elephant recorded in Europe between 1483 and 1862. [citation needed] Martin Schongauer, engraving, 15th-century, 107 x 146 mm.
When the palace of Versailles was built, Louis XIV of France also erected a menagerie within the palace's park. [16] The menagerie at Versailles was to be something very different from the one at Vincennes. [14] Most of it was constructed in 1664 when the first animals were introduced, although the interior fittings were not finished until 1668 ...
Forbidden City, Beijing, China.The most visited monument in Asia, as well as in the world. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France. ...
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 Dufour (on the left as you enter), built under Louis XVIII and currently used to welcome visitors to the château, and the Gabriel wing (on the right), whose construction began in 1772, but which was not completed until 1985.
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.
My Life in Versailles (French: La Vie de château) is an animated short film directed by Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat and Nathaniel H'Limi. Released in 2019, it won the jury prize [ 1 ] at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival the same year.