versaille


Versaille
The ornate palace at Versaille became the center of French power under King Louis XIV when he moved the Royal court here in 1682. King Louis XIV started building the Palace in 1668 and it was completed by 1690. Over the next 100 years, the palace was the center of opulence, excess and splendor completely ignoring the populace of France. Sacked during the French Revolution in 1789 the palace was restored in the Napoleonic Era.
Main Gate to the entrance of the Palace.	Top of the bed in the Queen's Bedroom where royal birth were witnessed by the public.	The Hall of Mirrors, the most opulent wing is where the Treaty of Versaille was signed ending WWII.	The gardens of Versaille stretch for 250 acres and epitomize the French-style garden.	Numerous fountains can be reached by the neat, orderly paths that cut through the vegetation.	Inside and out the Palace and Gardens of Versaille are magnificent in their splendor. One can only imagine the pomp and ceremony that took place here when the King and Queen were in residence. .

Versaille

The ornate palace at Versaille became the center of French power under King Louis XIV when he moved the Royal court here in 1682. King Louis XIV started building the Palace in 1668 and it was completed by 1690. Over the next 100 years, the palace was the center of opulence, excess and splendor completely ignoring the populace of France. Sacked during the French Revolution in 1789 the palace was restored in the Napoleonic Era.

Main Gate to the entrance of the Palace.

Top of the bed in the Queen's Bedroom where royal birth were witnessed by the public.

The Hall of Mirrors, the most opulent wing is where the Treaty of Versaille was signed ending WWII.

The gardens of Versaille stretch for 250 acres and epitomize the French-style garden.

Numerous fountains can be reached by the neat, orderly paths that cut through the vegetation.

Inside and out the Palace and Gardens of Versaille are magnificent in their splendor. One can only imagine the pomp and ceremony that took place here when the King and Queen were in residence. .