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| Versailles Overview |
| The extravagant gardens and sprawling palace built by the flamboyant and autocratic Louis XIV, known in his day as the Sun King, were in cruel contrast to the living conditions of his subjects. It was from here that 15,000 fishwives and National Guardsmen dragged the equally inconsiderate and self-indulgent Marie Antoinette and the Dauphine to Paris and the guillotine in 1793. |
| Versailles Essentials |
The Gardens – Designed by master gardener Andre Le Notre, the gardens remain today as a beautiful reminder of the excesses of the Sun King.
Hall of Mirrors – Architect Hardouin-Mansaret used mirrors and windows to infuse the room with light and reflections of the gardens creating a magical illusion of beauty.
The Queen’s Bedchamber –Being royalty had its drawbacks, and giving birth in public was one such instance, even if it was in such a magnificent room.
Horse-drawn carriages – Enjoy the elegance of a by-gone time by taking a ride in a horse drawn carriage around the lovely gardens of Versailles.
Marie-Antoinette’s Hamlet – The queen had a private hamlet built where she could pretend to be a peasant, but the illusion is lost in the sumptuous Queens Cottage.
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| Versailles Calendar - Pick of the Year's Events |
La Fete Nationale – (July 14) A celebration of the storming of the Bastille.
L’Anniversaire de la Liberation – (May 8) A celebration of the 1944 liberation. |
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