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I love Versailles, i go there all the time and can't get bored of it!! I recommend in peak season (April to October) you go there early (especially on the week-ends). If you are a history buuf and intend to spend a day there, buy the day-pass. I highly recommend you stay there a whole day if you can, and walk to the back of the garden (or take the small train) to the Grand and Petit Trianon, and then also go to the Hameau de la Reine. It is a long walk from the Palace, but well worth it. Leave a Comment Address: Versailles, suburb of ParisDirections: Take the RER C to Versailles rive gauche, or the regular train from Montparnasse station
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PALACE OF VERSAILLES
The Palace of Versailles was the official residence of the Kings of France from 1682 until 1790. It was originally a hunting lodge, built in 1624, by Louis XIII.
It was expanded by Louis XIV beginning in 1669. He used it as a little lodge as a secret refuge for his amorous affairs with Louise de la Valliere and built a fairy tale park around it. Jules Hardouin Mansart, the king's principal architect, drew the plans to enlarge what was turning more and more into a palace from A Thousand and One Nights.
The terrace that overlooked the gardens was removed to make way for the magnificent Hall of Mirrors, the Galarie de Glaces. It is here from which the king radiated his power and where the destiny of Europe was decided over a century.
The French classical architecture was complemented by extensive gardens. In the picture the gardens in winter season.l Leave a Comment Address: Ile de la Cité
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The Palace of Versailles was the official residence of the Kings of France from 1682 until 1790. It was originally a hunting lodge, built in 1624, by Louis XIII. It was expanded by Louis XIV beginning in 1669. He used it as a little lodge as a secret refuge for his amorous trysts with the lovely Louise de la Valliere and built a fairy tale park around it. Jules Hardouin Mansart, the king's principal architect, drew the plans to enlarge what was turning more and more into a palace from A Thousand and One Nights. The terrace that overlooked the gardens was removed to make way for the magnificent Hall of Mirrors, the Galarie de Glaces. It is here from which the king radiated his power and where the destiny of Europe was decided over a century. The French classical architecture was complemented by extensive gardens Leave a Comment
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Here we are in the majestic gardens of Versailles. This one is the fountain of Le Basin De Latone. It seems so wonderful and unreal isn't it?! Be sure you visit Versailles on Sunday because during the week the fountains are not in active! You'll be sooo disappointed beleive me! Directions: Metro: C5 Versailles R.G.
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The Château de Versailles is a magnificent royal château in Versailles which is now a suburb of Paris .
In English it is often referred to as the Palace of Versailles. When King Louis XIV moved from Paris the Court of Versailles was the centre of in France. Leave a Comment
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To visit Versailles in July on a sunny sunday :) can be an unforgetable experience. Try to be lost in the labyrints and go out just in the front of Neptune Fountain and you will feel the same. And smell all the flowers near the Venus Fountain and fill your chest with their colours.
The park is much bigger that we were expecting reading about it. We hope to have the possibility to spend another half day in that place sometime....
Tip: Plan your visit to Versailles on Sunday, when the fountains are working!
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The Hall of Mirrors is a major attraction of the palace, modelled after an ancient Persian hall in Persepolis. On the inner wall are 17 large mirrors with over 300 individual mirrors facing seventeen windows overlooking the gardens. The technology to create mirrors was new at the time of construction (1670s-80s) and the mirrors were an ego-trip for the Sun King. The ceiling is comprised of 30 paintings surrounded by stucco featuring Louis XIV as everything from a great administrator to a victorious general to a Roman Emporer. Spectacular glass chandeliers hang from the ceiling to reflect in the mirrors and extensive statuary lines the walls. In 1871, the German Empire was proclaimed in this room following the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian war --- --- at the end of WWI, the treaty of Versailles confirming Germany's defeat was signed here --- --- appropriate revenge. Leave a Comment
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Although in Versailles and not in Paris, the palace of Versailles is a must see in terms of size, grandeur, landscape and history. Don't miss the Petit Trianon (the small village built for Marie Antoinette, so she could how the regular folk lived).
The lines can be long, but the wait is worth the visit. Leave a Comment Address: VersaillesDirections: From the Versailles train station (on the RER), turn right and at the first light, turn left and continue straight until you reach the gates of Versailles.Website: http://www.chateauversailles.fr/
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The Chapel royal at Versailles is consecrated to Saint Louis (that is to say Louis IX of France, the French monarchy's crusader king). The chapel features a tribune on the same level as the royal apartments, overlooking the nave. That is where Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI attended daily mass, an important moment in a king's day. They only descended to the center of the nave for major liturgical ceremonies. Normally, the nave was occupied by the courtiers, who remained standing while the ladies of the Court filled the lateral galleries. Members of the Chapel music, renowned throughout Europe, occupied the steps surrounding the organ.
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Visit the Chateau, specially the Royal Chapell, the Venus Saloon, the Queen´s suite, the King´s suite and especially, the Hall of Mirrors. That is the place where great social and political events took place. Although the room is spectacular, the mirrors are not really in good condition. Then, walking through the spectacular ornamented gardens, which is really relaxing after seeing all the splendor of the castle inside.-
Versailles is 12 miles from downtown Paris and will take you about half an hour on the RER train.-
Ticket train: FF 42
Entrance: FF 48
Visiten el Palacio de Versalles, especialmente la capilla real, el Salón de Venus, el dormitorio de la reina y el del reyy especialmente el Salón de los Espejos, lugar donde se celebraban grandes eventos oficiales, tales como la ratificación del tratado de Versalles en 1919 que puso fin a la Primera Guerra Mundial. Vale destacar que si bien el salón es espectacular, los espejos están muy deteriorados. Luego, hagan una caminata por los espectaculares jardines ornamentados, lo que resulta realmente un oasis, ante la magnificiencia del interior del palacio.-
Queda muy cerca de París, aproximadamente 12 millas y el viaje en tren - sale de la Gare de Montparnasse - toma más o menos 30 minutos (Costo del pasaje: FF 42) y la entrada a Versalles cuesta FF 48.- ( Ver mi travelogue) Leave a Comment
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