It was a major power center of the french royal family until 1789 when the french revolution broke out and the versailles secret rooms are its hidden core.
The palace of versailles rooms.
Louis xv s desk in the palace of versailles.
As part of the greater versailles museum the room is open to the public.
The palace would never again be a royal residence and a new role was assigned to it in the 19 th century when it became the museum of the history of france in 1837 by order of king louis philippe who came to the throne in 1830.
Unlike michelangelo s masterpiece at sistine chapel the frescoes here were painted on the canvas first.
The palace of versailles.
In 1789 the french revolution forced louis xvi to leave versailles for paris.
The throne was commissioned by king louis xiv and was in use until 1789.
Named after the greek divine hero this room was the last to be built by king louis xiv.
He displayed most of the large paintings napoleon commissioned for his political communications and those that decorated the imperial residences.
The stately rooms of the palace of versailles hercules room take a peek.
Most tourists visiting the stunning palace of versailles tour the huge halls and grounds.
The palace of versailles cover an area of 8 150 265 square meters 87 728 720 square feet or 2 014 acres making it the world s largest royal domain.
Versailles has a collection devoted to the château s history in the north wing s ground floor rooms.
The palace was stripped of all its furnishings after the french revolution but many pieces have been returned and many of the palace rooms have been restored.
Plan for at least 1 hours for your visit.
The palace is open every day except mondays from 9 am to 6 30 pm during the high season april to october and from 9 am to 5 30 pm during the low season november to march.
At versailles the king sought to honour the empire in a number of spaces on the ground floor of the palace s south wing under the gallery of battles.
The galerie de l histoire du château presents a thematic and chronological collection representing milestones of the palace s creation from the transformation of louis xiii s hunting lodge to the grandiose baroque château.
The stunning architecture.
The palace of versailles or simply versailles is a royal château in versailles in the île de france region of france approximately 15 miles southwest of paris it is also known as the château de versailles.
It is located in the city of versailles in northern france 10 miles 16 km west southwest of paris.
Preferring fontainebleau over versailles emperor napoléon i had king louis xv s bedroom converted into an imperial.
Last admission 30 minutes before closing.
Palace of versailles former french royal residence and center of government now a national landmark.
On crowded days we suggest coming at 9 am and starting.
Today the palace contains 2 300 rooms spread over 63 154 m2.
As the center of the french court versailles was one of the grandest theaters of european absolutism.
