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	Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Versailles is famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy which Loupis XIV espoused.
		Versaille's chapel is one of the palace's grandest interiors.
		Versailles is a key example of baroque palace architecture, and many of the finest craftsmen in Europe worked it for many years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palace_of_Versailles (3480 words)

	Palace of Versailles
		Versailles was the royal residence of France for a little more than a century--from 1682 until 1789, when the French Revolution began.
		He married the daughter of the exiled King of Poland, Marie Leczinska and after the birth of three daughters, she finally gave birth to the Dauphin, the Crown Prince, in 1729 at the Palace of Versailles.
		In 1792 the Royal furniture was sold and dispersed and the works of art from the Palace were taken to the Louvre in Paris.Napoleon Bonaparte took an interest in the Palace and commissioned restoration work, which was continued by the reinstated monarchy in 1814 by Louis XVI's brother, Louis XVIII.
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	Rick Steves' Europe: The Palace of Versailles
		Versailles' highlights are the State Apartments (including the magnificent Hall of Mirrors) and the gardens, dotted with the Trianon Palaces.
		It's Versailles' least interesting sight, as the rooms are quite barren, there’s little about their lives to actually see, and the commentary is mostly about the paintings hanging on the walls.
		Every king's dream, Versailles was the residence of the French king and the cultural heartbeat of Europe for about 100 years — until the Revolution of 1789 ended the notion that God deputized some people to rule for Him on Earth.
	www.ricksteves.com /plan/destinations/france/versail.htm (2116 words)

	Palace of Versailles
		The Château de Versailles was the royal palace outside the gates of the village of Versailles, suburb of Paris.
		The Palace was the historical and official residence of the French Kings, from 1682 when King Louis XIV decided to move from Paris until the royal family was forced to return in 1789.
		This royal palace became the home of the French nobility and was the location of the royal court under the Ancien Régime.
	www.paris-france-vacation.com /palace-of-versailles.html (210 words)

	Palace of Versailles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Versailles: Garden front In 1660, Louis XIV, coming to majority and taking on full royal powers, was casting about for a site near Paris but away from the tumults of the city.
		Versailles became the home of the French nobility and the location of the royal court.
		Park of Versailles seen from the palace While the Palace was grand and luxurious, it was also expensive to maintain.
	palace-of-versailles.kiwiki.homeip.net (1744 words)

	Palace of Versailles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Versailles in 1789 Louis XIII often hunted in the woods of Versailles, and had a hunting lodge built there in 1624.
		After Louis XIV, several smaller buildings were added to the Versailles area by Louis XV and Louis XVI including the Grand Trianon, the Petit Trianon, and the Hamlet of Marie Antoinette known as Petit hameau, which, in a way, is one of the world's first open air museums.
		Versailles was still the most richly-appointed royal Palace of Europe, however, until a long series of auction sales on the premises unrolled for months during the Revolution, emptying Versailles slowly of every shred of amenity, at derisory prices, mostly to professional brocanteurs.
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	Versailles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Versailles became the superb Baroque palace known to the world as a symbol of civilization and pleasure.
		The palace was stripped of most of it's furnishings during the French Revolution, and Tuileries in Paris became the royal residence.
		Versailles is not a castle it is known as a palace that was used by the kings of France.
	www.castles.org /castles/Europe/Western_Europe/France/france6.htm (2084 words)

	Versailles travel guide - Wikitravel
		Versailles [1] [2] is a city on western edge of the French capital city Paris, now part of the sprawling metropolis within the Ile de France region.
		The Palace of Versailles has been the scene for several historic occasions, not the least of which was the signing, on 28 June 1919 within the Hall of Mirrors, of the Peace Treaty between defeated Germany and the Allies that brought the First World War officially to an end.
		Versailles Rive Gauche is the one closest to the Palace (5 minutes by walk), so this is probably the one you want, but you might end up in another station depending on where you come from.
	wikitravel.org /en/Versailles (894 words)

	eTrav Pathways - Versailles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Originally a hunting lodge of brick and slate built by Louis XIII, Versailles became the royal residence of France's monarchy and the seat of government under Louis XIV in 1682.
		The spectacular additions and gardens that would become Versailles were the brainchild of Louis the XIV, and their construction began in 1668.
		The scope of the Versailles Estate is nearly impossible to convey; it truly must be seen to imagine what life must have been like for those who lived and worked there.
	www.etrav.com /pathways/html/versailles.asp (1984 words)

	Monuments in France: Chateau de Versailles - Versailles castle - Paris - France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One of the most visited monuments in France, amongst the three most visited, is the Palace of Versailles.
		Versailles was the headquarters of every arm of the state.
		After you have had a chance to take a look at the Chateau and the gardens, do not leave without taking a walk in the town, where everything leaves the visitor overwhelmed by the excellent taste, as well as the power and wealth, of the man for whom it was all built.
	www.paris-tourism.com /paris/us/patrimoine_loisirs/monuments/241.html (715 words)

	The Palace of Versailles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Palace of Versailles which was once a royal hunting lodge began to be changed in 1661 by Louis.
		In 1682 the palace throne was ordered to be moved to Versailles.
		The principle designer of the Palace at Versailles was Louis Le Vau.
	members.aol.com /IgUaNa44/versailles.html (100 words)

	LOUIS XIV AND THE VERSAILLES PALACE
		The first task was the draining of swamps and leveling the land, during which thousands of laborers died from fever and pneumonia.
		In 1675 Jules Hardouin Mansart (1646-1708) became the official architect to the king, and from 1678 he occupied himself with redesigning and enlarging the palace of Versailles.
		The King's apartments changed in 1701 with the bedchamber moving to the center of the castle, between the Bull's Eye Room and the Council Cabinet, and in 1710 the Royal Chapel was completed.
	staff.gps.edu /mines/louis_xiv_and_the_versailles_pal.htm (852 words)

	Versailles,the Chateau de Versailles
		In 1682, the Château de Versailles became the official residence of the Sun King and his Court, replacing the Louvre and Saint-Germain Castles.When the king moved into the Versailles castle in 1682,before the construction was finished, he insisted that the castle was for the people, and that his home be open to one and all.
		Chateau of Versailles' history galleries are the largest History Museum in the world (18,000 square meters) The history of France is told through paintings and sculptures.Many of them have been commissioned for this educational purpose to the artists of the time.
		Versailles ' fabulous gardens and park are almost as spectacular as the castle.
	www.a-castle-for-rent.com /versailles (814 words)

	A digest on the Versailles royal palace near Paris illustrated with pictures by Paris Digest, the Paris Internet city ...
		The largest in Europe, the palace housed 20 000 nobles and was the center of the French monarchy until the 1789 revolution which overthrew King Louis the 16th.
		The Versailles palace was copied by many monarchs throughout Europe during the 18th century.
		The Versailles park (left) can also be a perfect destination for a day rest outside of Paris.
	www.parisdigest.com /monument/chateaudeversailles.htm (375 words)

	Palace of Versailles
		Although we looked at 17th century Baroque architecture in the preceding section, it is perhaps less confusing to look at the Palace of Versailles here, even though its redesign began in 1660s.
		The Palace of Versailles is a few miles outside Paris.
		The symmetry and order of the palace facade extended to the gardens where hedges were cut into regular shapes, paths were created in geometric patterns, and fountains were ordered into prearranged channels.
	www.bluffton.edu /~humanities/art/18c/vrsailes (795 words)

	Versailles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Because I didn't have a panoramic camera, this is about 1/10 of the actual front of the Versailles palace, though I thought it to be the most beautiful.
		That gives you an idea of how large the Versailles palace is. It takes about 40 minutes to walk around it, and that is if you walk briskly.
		At any rate,.....This is located just south of the palace at Versailles, also in the wooded areas surrounding the actual building.
	users.stargate.net /~iacas/versailles.html (492 words)

	Palace of Versailles photos - Ile de France
		Versailles was at start only a village and royal hunting place.
		At its peak, the city had a population of more than 50000 and was the capital of the kingdom of France, which it stayed until the French revolution.
		The palace evolved under Napoleon, but was then nearly abandoned before being made a national monument in the 19th century.
	www.offrench.net /photos/gallery-8_location-84.php (235 words)

	Burke's Backyard Archives 2003 - Palace of Versailles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The gardens of the Palace of Versailles are immense, covering about 1200 hectares (the botanic gardens in Sydney and Melbourne by way of comparison only occupy around 30 hectares).
		They were built for entertaining and strolling in - the Palace of Versailles was always a residence, not a seat of government.
		French Renaissance gardening, of which the garden at the Palace of Versailles is a supreme example, proposes the argument that man could conquer the universe, that where there is disorder he can create order, where there is danger he can create safety and where plants couldn't possibly grow, they can be grown.
	www.burkesbackyard.com.au /2003/archives/2003/people_and_places/palace_of_versailles (1116 words)

	The Palace of Versailles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The result was the Palace of Versailles, which remains the most lavish and impressive royal residence on the planet.
		The second outcome was to magnify the friction between the high-living monarch and the hapless citizenry, which ended in 1789 with the French Revolution that sent Louis XVI (Louis XIV's grandson) to the guillotine.
		A mounted statue of Louis XIV and a remarkably lifelike statue of Chris Flaat grace the courtyard of the Palace of Versailles.
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	Castle Of Versailles - Versailles Palace - Palace Of Versailles France - Monaco France - Monte Carlo France - South ...
		He earnestly desired for Versailles to be the most beautiful palace in Europe as well as the pentacle of his great power and the official residence of the kingdom.
		The Versailles Castle is one of the largest in the world with 700 rooms, more than 2000 windows, 1250 chimneys, 67 staircases and 8000 hectares of grounds.
		When the castle of Versailles was enlarged, he had various secret galleries built near his apartment to allow his many courtesans to reach him.
	www.francemonthly.com /n/1003/index.php (1805 words)

	Paris 2005: Versailles Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The bronze statue of the Sun King (Louis XIV) in front of the main palace.
		A view of the palace from the Grand Canal.
		Grand Trianon- a house in the park used exclusively by the king's family to escape from the formality of the palace.
	srg.cs.uiuc.edu /~myagmar/pictures/versailles/page1.htm (129 words)

	Trianon Palace - Versailles, France - Superb Photos, Independent Review and Exclusive Online Specials
		There certainly are worse places to spend the night than at the edge of Louis XIV's Royal Estate, in a palace of cut stone, overlooking the park's lawns and gardens, with a view of the Chateau de Versailles or the Paris skyline.
		But in 2001 Trianon Palace was extensively renovated, and the result is, beneath the painstakingly restored surface, a thoroughly modern luxury hotel.
		And its spacious Versailles location means there is room inside for such luxuries as a heated indoor pool, something that is standard most everywhere else, but quite uncommon in Paris hotels.
	www.tablethotels.com /Hotel/en/3440/Review/The-Trianon-Palace-Hotel (514 words)

	The Palace of Versailles
		This is it - the most luxurious, most spectacular palace in all of Europe.
		Frescos such as this are scattered about the Palace.
		Hedge-row upon hedge-row of manicured bushes adorn the backyard of the Palace.
	kapp.intrasun.tcnj.edu /Europe99/versailles.html (184 words)

	Versailles Palace - Sightseeing International Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		One of the most visited monuments in France, is the Palace of Versailles.
		Versailles Palace : The Rain of Louis XIV
		I was experiencing my first Parisian rain and, far from being, the imagined romantic drifting soft dew I would have expected from the precipitation of such a fine city, the water poured down like a monsoon.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-international/versailles-palace (269 words)

	The Palace of Versailles quiz -- free game
		The palace of Versailles is where in relationship to Paris?
		One location in the palace took 28 years to complete (from 1682 to 1710) because Louis XIV demanded absolute perfection in design, construction and materials.
		To escape the rigid court etiquette and formal ceremonies of Versailles, Marie Antoinette built a series of buildings where she could pretend to be a shepherdess or a milkmaid.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=2809 (251 words)

	Talk:Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Now, back to Versailles: as shocking as it may be to many people, Versailles was actually NEVER the royal palace of France.
		I checked in Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 and they use "Palace of Versailles", so I guess this is the traditional way to call Versailles in English, the one that gained currency over time, and my view is that this word should be used, irrelevant of which word is actually used in French.
		A palace is a name only used for a Royad leading Residence in function; or the house of a bisschop.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Palace_of_Versailles (2597 words)

	Newsvine - Germany Succumbs...in the Palace of Versailles
		The interior of the Hall of Mirros at the Palace of Versailles during the signing of the Peace Terms.
		Today is June 28th, 1919 and Lubery News is outside of Paris at the Palace of Versailles where Germany will sign a treaty to end World War 1.
		With this in mind, the Palace of Versailles has seen it’s share of history beginning with King Louis XIV who had it built.
	lufbery.newsvine.com /_news/2006/06/28/271312-germany-succumbsin-the-palace-of-versailles... (997 words)

	Versailles (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Palace of Versailles was the official residence of the Kings of France from 1682 until 1790.
		In 1682, Louis XIV chose Versailles as the fixed residence of the sovereigns.
		But the majesty of the palace was overwhelming.
	www.castles.org.cob-web.org:8888 /castles/Europe/Western_Europe/France/france6.htm (2084 words)

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