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History of the Palace of Versailles

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477: 395: 1106: 1438: 1590: 633: 898: 1208:, preservation of the palace was largely in the hands of the citizens of Versailles. In October 1790, Louis XVI ordered the palace to be emptied of its furniture, requesting that most be sent to the Tuileries Palace. In response to the order, the mayor of Versailles and the municipal council met to draft a letter to Louis XVI in which they stated that if the furniture was removed, it would certainly precipitate economic ruin on the city. A deputation from Versailles met with the King on 12 October after which Louis XVI, touched by the sentiments of the residents of Versailles, rescinded the order. 126: 209: 333: 1228:, interior minister, proposed that the furnishings of the palace and those of the residences in Versailles that had been abandoned be sold and that the palace be either sold or rented. The sale of furniture transpired at auctions held between 23 August 1793 and 30 nivôse an III (19 January 1795). Only items of particular artistic or intellectual merit were exempt from the sale. These items were consigned to be part of the collection of a museum, which had been planned at the time of the sale of the palace furnishings. 905: 27: 1049: 826: 488: 891: 621:, the third building campaign at Versailles began (1678–1684). The court had grown during the 1670s as Louis XIV re-shaped his relationship with the high aristocracy. To enjoy his favor it became indispensable to attend Louis wherever he went, placing a strain on the existing accommodation for courtiers at Versailles. The royal family had also grown sizeably, augmented by the legitimization of Louis' five children by his mistress 738:, the main approach to Versailles from Paris. Far from being simply utilitarian, Hardouin-Mansart designed two Neoclassical buildings of equal size and grandeur, capable of housing thousands of horses and the nearly 1,500 men employed in the household department of the Royal Stables. The "Grand" Stable housed the King's hunting horses and hounds, while the "Petit" Stable contained the King's carriages and other transport. 1830:
the exhibition present it as follow: "It is the city aspect that underlies this entire venture. In recent years, many a cultural institution has attempted a confrontation between a heritage setting and contemporary works. The originality of this exhibition seems to us somewhat different, as regards both the chosen venue and the way it has been laid out. Echo, dialectic, opposition, counterpoint... Not for us to judge!"
19: 1797:(1980). At this time, the ground floor of the northern wing was converted into a gallery of French history from the 17th century to the 19th century. Additionally, at this time, policy was established in which the French government would aggressively seek to acquire as much of original furniture and artwork that had been dispersed at the time of the Revolution of 1789 as possible. 712: 809:, a daily ritual in which the King and Queen ate their midday meal together in view of the court. Another antechamber just east of the new dining room was then converted into a replacement guard room. After the death of the Queen in 1683, one of the rooms from her Grand Apartment, between the south and west facades, was transformed into the 2420:
Gatin 1908. With the withdrawal of the King and the court from Versailles, many of those who had been employed either through a member of the royal family or by the court, followed the court and king to Paris. As a result, the population of Versailles fell from 80,000 to less than 25,000 in the weeks
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Versailles exhibition, held from 9 October 2008 to 4 January 2009. Jeff Koons said that "I hope the juxtaposition of today's surfaces, represented by my work, with the architecture and fine arts of Versailles will be an exciting interaction for the viewer." Elena Geuna and Laurent Le Bon, curators of
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Owing largely to political vicissitudes that occurred in France during the 1790s, Versailles succumbed to further degradations. Mirrors were assigned by the finance ministry for payment of debts of the Republic and draperies, upholstery, and fringes were confiscated and sent to the mint to recoup the
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is that the rooms of both apartments are of the same configuration and dimensions – a hitherto unprecedented feature in French palace design. It has been suggested that this parallel configuration was intentional as Louis XIV had intended to establish Maria Theresa as queen of Spain, and thus thereby
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on the far western end, flanked by secondary wings on the north and south sides, and closed off by an entrance screen. Adjacent exterior towers were located at the four corners, with the entire structure surrounded by a moat. This was preceded by two service wings, creating a forecourt with a grilled
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because it housed the Princes of the Blood, was the first to be built in 1679. The South Wing is 176 yards long (528 feet), and was built with three interior courtyards capable of housing servants and aristocrats in addition to the Princes of the Blood, who were given luxurious apartments behind the
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was strengthened by the poor condition of the cast bronze support for the massive skylight over the staircase, which under Louis XIV had been an experimental wonder which allowed for an unprecedented span of the glass. By the 1750s this structure had seriously weakened, necessitating the removal of
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The third phase saw the re-configuration of major parts of the Grand Apartments of both the King and the Queen. Louis XIV ceased to inhabit the rooms of his Grand Apartment, the salons of which were instead used for purposes of state and ceremony. Between the new Hall of Mirrors to the west and the
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arrived at the Palace of Versailles in 1887 and was appointed curator of the museum 18 November 1892. Upon his arrival, he planned to re-introduce historical galleries, organized scientifically, in contrast to the approach of Louis-Philippe, who had created the first galleries in a manner aimed at
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with strong political connections, as bibliographer of the museum. With the abandonment of the palace, there remained no less than 104 libraries which contained in excess of 200,000 printed volumes and manuscripts. Lagarde, with his political connections and his association with Dumont, became the
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were added above those already constructed by Louis XV, reaching six stories high. Louis XVI was known to walk on the roof and enjoy the commanding views, sometimes sitting with a telescope to peer at the courtiers milling around in the forecourts beneath him. These additional floors, which loomed
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Pierre de Nolhac resigned his long held position as Curator of Versailles in 1920; his colleague André Pératé assumed the head role and oversaw the palace for the next 13 years. By the early 1920s, years of accumulating neglect had taken a serious toll on the physical condition of the palace and
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invited architects to submit designs for the "Grand Project", the goal being to harmonize the new Neoclassical Gabriel wing with the antiquated Louis XIII style of the southern wing and the original hunting lodge façade on the Marble Court. Ultimately, the advent of the debt crisis in the French
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of the government, Louis had declared that he would be his own chief minister. The idea of establishing the court at Versailles was conceived to ensure that all of his advisors and provincial rulers would be kept close to him. He feared that they would rise up against him and start a revolt and
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Rockefeller maintained a say into how the money was allocated by establishing the Franco-American Committee for the Restoration of Monuments, which had final approval over the restoration program. Its members were chosen by Rockefeller and appointed by Poincaré. Rockefeller's philanthropy also
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donated $ 2,166,000 towards the restoration of Versailles (roughly $ 30 million in 2014 USD). The money supported the repair of the palace roof, replacing the original slate with more durable lead. Repairs to the masonry and to the exterior woodwork were also undertaken and the Orangerie, the
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without having embezzled from the crown – Louis, after the confiscation of Fouquet's estate, employed the talents of Le Vau, Le Nôtre, and Le Brun, who all had worked on Vaux-le-Vicomte, for his building campaigns at Versailles and elsewhere. For Versailles, there were four distinct building
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for the public good. Following this decree, the palace became a repository for art work seized from churches and princely homes. As a result of Versailles serving as a repository for confiscated art works, collections were amassed that eventually became part of the proposed museum.
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Fabian Opperman (2012). "Le Remeublement du Chateau de Versailles Au XXe Siècle: Entre action scientifique et manoeuvre politiques". Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes Vol. 170, No. 1, VERSAILLES: DE LA RÉSIDENCE AU MUSÉE: Espaces, usages & institutions XVIIe–XXe siècle: 209.
1279:. Upon assuming his administrative duties, Dumont was struck with the deplorable state into which the palace and gardens had sunk. He quickly assumed administrative duties of the palace and assembled a team of conservators to oversee the various collections of the museum. 1045:, began to remodel the courtyard façades of the palace. With the objective revetting the entrance of the palace with classical façades, Louis XV began a project that was continued during the reign of Louis XVI, but which did not see completion until the 20th century. 1841:(1794–1862) and completed in 1836, was restored in 2009. On April 27, 2009, the statue, having previously been situated in the courtyard (Cour d'Honneur), was placed outside the gates on the Place d'Armes (intersection of Avenue Rockefeller and Avenue de Paris). 695:. The Orangerie required excavating the hillside descending south from the palace, which allowed the construction of a 500 foot long arcaded gallery with shorter wings extending at right angles, buttressed against the hill above. This cost roughly 1.1 million 1629:
on 18 January 1871, before a crowd of officers and German princes. The symbolism of an enemy Prussian being crowned at Versailles, in a room whose ceiling depicts Louis XIV's victories against the Germans, was a source of bitter humiliation for the French.
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west façade overlooking the gardens. In 1684 construction commenced on the North Wing, which would house members of the high aristocracy; between the two new wings 175 new lodgings were created. Both wings replicated the Italianate façade of Le Vau's
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During the reign of Louis XV, Versailles underwent transformation but not on the scale that had been seen during his predecessor's reign. When Louis XV and the court returned to Versailles in 1722, the first project was the completion of the
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has enthusiastically promoted the museum as one of France's foremost tourist attractions. The palace, however, still serves political functions. Heads of state are regaled in the Hall of Mirrors; the Senate and the National Assembly meet in
394: 430:, which ended the War of Devolution. During this campaign, the château began to assume some of the appearance that it has today. The most important modification of the château was Le Vau's envelope of Louis XIII's hunting lodge. The 1819: 1187:
and the main roofline of the palace, were intended to be temporary pending the long-awaited Grand Project. They were demolished in the 19th century in order to restore the appearance of the façade as it existed under Louis XIV.
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deity. The decoration of the rooms, which was conducted under Le Brun's direction depicted the "heroic actions of the king" and were represented in allegorical form by the actions of historical figures from the antique past
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accordingly declared that all possessions of the royal family had been abandoned. To safeguard the palace, the assembly ordered the palace of Versailles to be sealed. On 20 October 1792 a letter was read before the
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enclosing the Marble and Royal Courts, known as the "Grand Project". In 1780 Louis XVI completed the Gabriel Wing reconstruction begun by his grandfather, and he had plans to extend the rebuilding. In 1779, the
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galvanized the National Assembly into increasing funding for the upkeep of Versailles. In 1924 it budgeted 4 million francs annually for the Palace of Versailles, which was increased to 5 million in 1932.
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was built on the site of the old village church of Versailles, St. Julien, east of the new South Wing of the palace, between 1682 and 1684. An enormous rectangle arranged around a central courtyard, the
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L'Empereur visite les dĂ©partements : en consĂ©quence, des palais impĂ©riaux sont Ă©tablis aux quatre points principaux de l'Empire. – Ces palais sont dĂ©signĂ©s et leurs dĂ©pendances dĂ©terminĂ©es par une
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an irresistible combination of marriage market, employment agency and entertainment capital of aristocratic Europe, boasting the best theater, opera, music, gambling, sex and (most important) hunting.
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that Louis established, which overwhelmed his heirs with its petty boredom, was epitomised in the elaborate ceremonies and exacting procedures that accompanied his rising in the morning, known as the
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By moving his court and government to Versailles, Louis XIV hoped to extract more control of the government from the nobility and to distance himself from the population of Paris. All the power of
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should remain in the Opera, while a new assembly room was commissioned to house the National Assembly. It was designed by Edmond de Joly and built within the central court of the South Wing. The
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an II (5 May 1794) the Convention decreed that the palace and gardens of Versailles, as well as other former royal residences in the environs, would not be sold but placed under the care of the
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to distinguish it from the older structure of Louis XIII – enclosed the hunting lodge on the north, west, and south. For a time between late 1668 and early 1669, when the ground floor of the
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evacuated Paris for Versailles. The deputies slept in the Hall of Mirrors and held their sessions in the Royal Opera house. For warmth, they burnt wood paneling that was in storage.
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was being constructed, Louis XIV intended to completely demolish his father's palace and replace it with a monumental forecourt. Le Vau's design imagined a large extension of the
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saw little activity at Versailles. Areas of the gardens were replanted but no significant restoration and modifications of the interiors were undertaken, despite the fact that
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During this period, the village of Versailles centred on a small castle and church, and the area was governed by a local lord. Its location on the road from Paris to
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westwards, enabling huge galleries and staircases to be built. In June 1669 Louis XIV decided to keep his father's hunting lodge, so the architectural plans for the
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entrance marked by two round towers. The vignette also shows a garden on the western side of the château with a fountain on the central axis and rectangular planted
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campaigns (after minor alterations and enlargements had been executed on the château and the gardens in 1662–1663), all of which corresponded to Louis XIV's wars.
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began a detailed renovation and expansion of the château. This was done to fulfill Louis XIV's desire to establish a new centre for the royal court. Following the
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on several hunting trips in the forests surrounding Versailles. Pleased with the location, Louis ordered the construction of a hunting lodge in 1624. Designed by
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at the expense of his own and kept them from countering his efforts to centralise the French government in an absolute monarchy. The meticulous and strict court
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of the new additions of the palace, but also collaborated with Le NĂ´tre's in landscaping the palace gardens. As symbol of France's new prominence as a European
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driving force behind Versailles as a museum at this time. Lagarde was able to assemble a team of curators including sieur de Fayolle for natural history and,
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To compound the shortage of money, Louis XVI channeled significant financial resources into other properties, including the purchase and renovation of the
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pursuant to the decree of 7 frimaire an VIII (28 November 1799), which commandeered part of the palace and which had wounded soldiers being housed in the
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described an air of "magnificence and negligence" when he visited, while royal architects warned of the dangerous condition of outbuildings like the
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which had once belonged to his father in the old château. To create a suitably sumptuous approach, the rooms behind the south façade overlooking the
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were placed on display. The museum, which included the sculptures in the garden, became the finest museum of classic French art that had existed.
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throughout the 1780s. This left scant resources available to devote towards the long-nurtured dream of rebuilding the Paris-facing wings of the
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partitioned from the public area by a solid silver balustrade. The Grand Apartments were furnished sumptuously with objects from the
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was reserved for private rooms for the king to the north and rooms for the King's children above the Queen's apartment to the south.
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Hardouin-Mansart designed two new monumental wings to address Versailles's accommodation problems: the South Wing, known as the
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had played and hunted at the site as a boy. With a few modifications, this structure would become the core of the new palace.
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were systematically dispersed to other locations, and eventually the museum was closed. In accordance with provisions of the
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In 1833, Louis-Philippe proposed the establishment of a museum dedicated to "all the glories of France", which included the
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be confiscated and sent to the foundry to be made into cannon. The proposal was debated but eventually it was tabled. On 28
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While Napoleon did not reside in the palace, apartments were, however, arranged and decorated for the use of the Empress
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and the Revolution of 1830 that put Louis-Philippe on the throne of France. For the next decade, under the direction of
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in 1678, he began to gradually move the court to Versailles. The court was officially established there on 6 May 1682.
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Constans, Claire (1985). "1837: L'inauguration par Louis-Philippe du musée dédié 'À Toutes les gloires de la France",
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gold and silver used in their manufacture. Despite its designation as a museum, Versailles served as an annex to the
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glorifying the history of France. At the same time, Nolhac began to restore the palace to its appearance before the
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Among the items found at Versailles at this time a collection of natural curiosities that has been assembled by the
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was galvanized by a series of articles decrying the miserable state of repair at Versailles in the French magazine
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Staircase of the Ambassadors to the east, the Grand Apartment created one huge route for entertainment and palace
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region of France. When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of
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The expansion of the château became synonymous with the absolutism of Louis XIV. In 1661, following the death of
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Major outbuildings of considerable grandeur in themselves were also built during the third phase, including the
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that was held between 7 and 13 May 1664. The fête was ostensibly given to celebrate the two queens of France –
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believed that if he kept all of his potential threats near him, they would be powerless. After the disgrace of
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The earliest mention of the name of Versailles is found in a document which predates 1038, the Charter of the
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who lived in this part of the palace during the Ancien RĂ©gime. The Galerie des Batailles was modeled on the
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flocked to see new developments. Nolhac also working to bring in foreign personalities. On 8 October 1896,
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Eight months later, however, the fate of Versailles was sealed: on 21 June 1791, Louis XVI was arrested at
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Johnson, Kevin Olin (1981). "Il n'y plus de Pyrénées: Iconography of the first Versailles of Louis XIV",
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Fromageot, Paul-Henri (1903). "Le Château de Versailles en 1795, d'après le journal de Hugues Lagarde",
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The bronze equestrian statue of Louis XIV (Statue Ă©questre de Louis XIV), a sculpture created by both
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The new structure provided new lodgings for the King and members of his family. The main floor – the
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Constans, Claire (1987) . "Encadrement et muséographie: l'example du Versailles de Louis-Philippe",
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Batiffol, Louis (1913). "Le château de Versailles de Louis XIII et son architecte Philibert le Roy"
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emanated from this centre: there were government offices here, as well as the homes of thousands of
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was given over almost entirely to a terrace, which was later enclosed with the construction of the
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Notice sur le Museum national et le musée spécial de l'École française à Versailles (1792–1823)
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The worsening finances of the French monarchy led to neglect in the maintenance of the palace.
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Collection des cartulaires de France. Tome I: Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres
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was promulgated, which designated Versailles as a crown dependency. Like Napoleon before him,
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characterised the effort in less laudatory terms as the "hospital of the glories of France".
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and represented one of the most ambitious and costly undertakings of Louis-Philippe's reign.
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and the old bedchamber of the King, creating one much larger antechamber in the process, the
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Mansart's Grand Commons, built between 1682 and 1684 to house members of the King's household
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was a dormitory for members of the King's household, intended to provide 103 new lodgings.
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on their western sides, creating a uniform and symmetrical appearance on the garden front.
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Mauguin, Georges (1940–1942). "La visite du Pape Pie VII à Versailles le 3 janvier 1805",
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Berger, 1985b, pp. 41–50 (Chapter 5: "The Planetary Rooms"); Félibien, 1674; Verlet, 1985.
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was given over entirely to two apartments: one for the King, and one for the Queen. The
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Article 9: Le siège du pouvoir exécutif et des deux chambres est à Versailles. Source:
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The South Wing of the château, overlooking the gardens. Construction commenced in 1679.
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and his team of decorative designers. In 1701 there were further modifications in the
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The main construction of Versailles took place in four campaigns between 1664 and 1710
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Constans 1985; Constans 1998, pp. 246–258; Mauguin, 1937; Verlet, 1985, pp. 661–664.
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The palace was the site of seminal events in French and European history during the
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With the past and ongoing restoration and conservation projects at Versailles, the
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were transformed into portrait galleries. To accommodate the displays, some of the
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of Versailles from the Gondi family and began to make enlargements to the château.
109:, the village was largely destroyed, and its population sharply declined. In 1575, 59: 1038:
between 1738 and 1741 was the most important legacy Louis XV made to the gardens.
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View of the garden front, 1674, after the second building capmpaign, engraving by
18: 3598: 1753:, to offer financial support in restoring the palace. Between 1925 and 1928, the 862:
and the King's Bedchamber. This was achieved by eliminating the wall between the
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The second building campaign (1669–1672) was inaugurated with the signing of the
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In the Garden of the Sun King: Studies on the Park of Versailles Under Louis XIV
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in yellow. The old château is shown in gray. The terrace overlooked the central
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and was later confiscated by the state. Fayolle, who had been nominated to the
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between 1684 and 1685, with construction completed in 1686. Mansart's imposing
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was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the
3711:(revised and updated from the 1961 edition). Paris: Librairie Arthème Fayard. 3564: 3515: 3158: 1826: 1705: 1244: 941: 649: 220: 156: 39: 1102:(stables), where rotting timber in 1770 necessitated urgent rebuilding work. 1034:
remained largely unchanged from the time of Louis XIV; the completion of the
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returned to Paris. In May 1717, during his visit to France, the Russian Tsar
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Meyer, Daniel (1985). "Un achat manqué par le musée de Versailles en 1852",
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Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles
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was definitively established in 1875. At that time, it was decided that the
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the people's representative, became administrator for the department of the
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On 6 October 1789, the royal family had to leave Versailles and move to the
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in 1879. The same year the Senate too returned to Paris, relocating to the
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After the Commune was suppressed, the Versailles Opera was the seat of the
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brought some prosperity to the village but, following an outbreak of the
98: 87: 3541: 3391: 2752: 3406: 3019: 1563: 1068: 355: 1401:, visited the palace and blessed the throng of people gathered on the 652:, Louis XIV officially installed his court at Versailles in May 1682. 3521:
Nolhac, Pierre de (1899). "La construction de Versailles de Le Vau",
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Berger 1985b, fig. 12 (plan), pp. 41–42; Verlet|1985, p. 74 (fig. 7).
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Batiffol, 1913; Bluche, 1991; Marie, 1968; Nolhac, 1901; Verlet, 1985
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The largest and most imposing outbuildings were the two stables, the
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as well as those of Louis XV's daughters on the ground floor of the
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occupied apartments on the ground floor of the southern part of the
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erupted in the aftermath of the war (March 1871), the newly-formed
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Mauguin, Georges (1937). "L'Inauguration du Musée de Versailles",
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on the ground floor; and the two private apartments of Louis XV –
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Significant among Louis XV's contributions to Versailles were the
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all of these children required suitable apartments at Versailles.
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Hoog, Simone (1996). "Versailles", vol. 32, pp. 369–374, in
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was elected by the two chambers assembled for the purpose in the
746:. The King's former bedchamber became a throne room known as the 370:, Louis XIV's wife – but in reality honored the king's mistress, 113:, a naturalized Florentine who gained prominence at the court of 2601:
The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France 1870-1871
2170:"Versailles "Grand Commun": strengthening a historical monument" 1540:. Part of the northern wing (Aile du Nord) was converted to the 1421:
would often visit the palace and walk through the vacant rooms.
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Gardens and palace of Versailles in 1746, by the abbot Delagrive
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had to be reconfigured and the scale of the new rooms reduced.
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during his voyages in America. The collection was sold to the
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Histoire du Château de Versailles. Versailles au VIIIe siècle
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Histoire du Château de Versailles. Versailles Sous Louis XIV.
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Diplomatic Tours in the Gardens of Versailles Under Louis XIV
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Verlet, 198, pp. 375–384 (Opéra) and 500–505 (Petit Trianon).
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were removed and either put into storage or sold. During the
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and was intended to glorify French military history from the
1389:. The palace continued to serve, however, as an annex of the 935:
After the death of Louis XIV in 1715, the five-year-old King
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Pradel, Pierre (1937). "Versailles sous le premier Empire",
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Towards the end of his reign, Louis XV, under the advice of
1749:; Rockefeller wrote personally to the President of France, 1735:
gardens. Given the perilous financial state of the postwar
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directeur du Conservatoire du Muséum national de Versailles
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Gatin, L.-A. (1908). "Versailles pendant la RĂ©volution",
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Images et usages du château de Versailles au XXe siècle
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Description sommaire de Versailles ancienne et nouvelle
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The southern wing (Aile du Midi) was given over to the
1463:, the status of Versailles changed. In March 1832, the 584:
rooms. Each room is dedicated to one of the then known
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The first building campaign (1664–1668) commenced with
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would not have been able to build his grand château at
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Marie-Therese: The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter
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style (popular during the late 18th century), and the
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were modified to create three large antechambers (the
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for the whole court. Like other French court manners,
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Van der Kemp, GĂ©rald (1976). "Remeubler Versailles",
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Marie 1984; Thompson, 2006; Verlet 1985, pp. 329–330.
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shows a traditional design: an entrance court with a
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PĂ©rouse de Montclos 1991, pp. 10, 284; Lemoine 1976.
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The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-71
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over Versailles and rarely visited his former home.
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an III (28 June 1795), a wealthy soap merchant from
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A vignette of Versailles from the 1652 Paris map of
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Jardins et jardiniers de Versailles au grand siècle
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Second Empire & the start of the Third Republic
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Los Angeles: University of California Press. 2621: 2619: 2535:Mauguin, 1940–1942; Pradel, 1937; Verlet, 1985. 2001:Bluche, 1986, 1991; Bendix, 1978; Solnon, 1987. 1825:Château de Versailles Spectacles organised the 1814:at Versailles to revise or otherwise amend the 1334:during the 17th and 18th centuries, the series 1282:One of Dumont's first appointments was that of 1018:Equally significant was the destruction of the 553:'s failure to pay his daughter Maria Theresa's 287:was quickly imitated in other European courts. 3072:Kings or People: Power and the Mandate to Rule 2860: 2858: 2856: 2393:Verlet, 1945; Verlet 1985; Ayers 2004, p. 341. 2060:Nolhac, 1899, 1901; Marie, 1968; Verlet, 1985. 1330:submitted by artists seeking admission to the 30:Palace of Versailles, the building's evolution 2961:The Louis XIV Sculpture Returns to Versailles 2421:that followed 6 October 1789 (Mauguin, 1934). 848:designed by Hardouin-Mansart and finished by 8: 2930: 2928: 2660: 2658: 2363:Hoog 1996, p. 372; Verlet 1985, pp. 540–545. 2291:Nolhac 1911; Marie 1976, 1984; Verlet, 1985. 2123:Berger, 1985a; Thompson, 2006; Verlet, 1985. 1613:(1870-1871) and the subsequent birth of the 1147:government in 1787 and the beginning of the 781:, Louis chose the set of eight rooms on the 640:Under the direction of the chief architect, 3386:. Paris: Édition Vincent, Freal & Cie. 3327:, edited by Hubert Juin. Paris: Gallimard. 2202:. www.chateauversailles.fr. 17 October 2016 1883:Bluche, 1990; Thompson, 2006; Verlet, 1985. 1332:AcadĂ©mie royale de peinture et de sculpture 1005:petit appartement du roi au troisième Ă©tage 3679:La Revue du Louvre et des musĂ©es de France 3500:Le Chateau de Versailles sous Louis Quinze 3347:La Revue du Louvre et des musĂ©es de France 3308:, edited by Jane Turner. New York: Grove. 2979:. Stuttgart; London: Edition Axel Menges. 2868:. chateaudeversailles.fr. 25 February 2020 2010:Benichou, 1948; Bluche, 1991; Solnon 1987. 1970:FĂ©libien, 1703; Marie, 1972; Verlet, 1985. 1133:in 1784, and an ongoing rebuilding of the 994:petit appartement du roi au deuxième Ă©tage 829:View from the Place d'Armes, ca. 1722, by 1405:from the balcony of the Hall of Mirrors. 492:Garden façade of the Palace of Versailles 117:, purchased the seigneury of Versailles. 3606:PĂ©rouse de Montclos, Jean-Marie (1991). 3362:King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV 3003:, 4th edition, vol. 10 (November 1913), 2087:Nolhac, 1901; Marie, 1972; Verlet, 1985. 2021:King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV 1239:proposed that the metal statuary in the 25: 17: 3696:. Paris: Editions d'art et d'histoire. 3371:(revised, in English). Stroud: Sutton. 2842:. chateauversailles.fr. 7 December 2016 1850: 1174:, are among the finest examples of the 1067:ordered an extensive replanting of the 683:, and the pair of stables known as the 625:between 1673 and 1681. As newly forged 2769: 2758: 1956:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 1949: 1566:occupation of the palace in 1871, the 1063:In 1774, shortly after his ascension, 836:Soon after the crushing defeat of the 588:and is personified by the appropriate 378:is often regarded as a prelude to the 336:The château circa 1668, as painted by 3427:Marie, Alfred; Marie, Jeanne (1984). 3412:Marie, Alfred; Marie, Jeanne (1976). 3397:Marie, Alfred; Marie, Jeanne (1972). 3205:. Versailles: Impr. de Cerf et fils. 2710:(in French). www.chateauversailles.fr 2384:Spawforth 2008, pp. 22–23. 1459:of 1830 and the establishment of the 1397:, who came to France to officiate at 1385:. 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St. Martin's Press. p. 218. 1922:, directed by Paul Burgess, BBC TV 1372:MusĂ©e spĂ©cial de l'École française 1320:MusĂ©e spĂ©cial de l'École française 1151:spelled an end to any such plans. 14: 3623:Revue de l'histoire de Versailles 3551:(2 volumes). Paris: AndrĂ© Marty. 3523:Revue de l'Histoire de Versailles 3455:Revue de l'histoire de Versailles 3444:Revue de l'histoire de Versailles 3401:. Paris: Editions Jacques Freal. 3259:Revue de l'histoire de Versailles 3229:Revue de l'histoire de Versailles 2687:"Les parlementaires Ă  Versailles" 2051:Bluche, 1986, 1991; Verlet, 1985. 1684:Versailles under Pierre de Nolhac 1528:(traditionally dated 495) to the 1393:Nevertheless, on 3 January 1805, 858:, namely the construction of the 3414:Versailles au temps de Louis XIV 3287:Hazlehurst, F. Hamilton (1980). 3216:FĂ©libien, Jean-François (1703). 2808:Jeffrey T Iverson (2014-07-19). 1488:Pierre-François-LĂ©onard Fontaine 1226:Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière 1204:. During the early years of the 903: 896: 889: 3431:. Paris: ImprimĂ©rie Nationale. 3429:Versailles au temps de Louis XV 3416:. Paris: ImprimĂ©rie Nationale. 3168:. New York: The Vendome Press. 2936:"Jeff Koons Versailles website" 2245:. Sphere Books Ltd. p. 93. 2023:(2020) cited in Tim Blanning, 1920:Versailles, The Dream of a King 1702:Henri d'OrlĂ©ans, Duke of Aumale 961:on the Bay of Finland, west of 831:Pierre-Denis Martin (1663-1742) 3765:World Heritage Sites in France 3632:Solnon, Jean François (1987). 2790:. www.gvn.chateauversailles.fr 2475:Fromageot 1903, p. ?????. 1496:HĂ©lène of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1113:, one of several rooms in the 785:behind the west façade of the 565:that began in 1635 during the 1: 3457:(July 1940 – December 1942), 3242:Garrigues, Dominique (2001). 3014:. Paris: Éditions Gallimard. 2466:Fromageot 1903, p. ????. 1200:in Paris, as a result of the 1164:petit appartement de la reine 838:War of the League of Augsburg 578:grand appartement de la reine 470:grand appartement de la reine 411:grand appartement de la reine 279:for the most important and a 130: 3117:Charles X: La fin d'un monde 3102:Dictionnaire du Grand Siècle 2788:"Grand Versailles Numerique" 2457:Fromageot 1903, p. ???. 2372:Spawforth 2008, p. 218. 1492:Ferdinand-Philippe d'OrlĂ©ans 1318:was reorganised and renamed 996:(later transformed into the 947:Philippe II, Duke of OrlĂ©ans 563:war between France and Spain 473:occupied the southern part. 382:, which Louis waged against 315:in 1661 – Louis claimed the 84:Saint-Père de Chartres Abbey 58:moved from Paris, until the 3201:Dutilleux, Adolphe (1887). 3153:, vol. 76, pp. 53–56. 3040:Berger, Robert W. (1985b). 3025:Berger, Robert W. (1985a). 2553:Mansel 1999; Thompson 2006. 2448:Fromageot 1903, p. ??. 1447:, 10 June 1837 (painted by 1441:Louis-Philippe opening the 1297:Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau 1202:Women's March on Versailles 523:Philippe I, Duke of OrlĂ©ans 434:– often referred to as the 3786: 3694:Le mobilier royal français 3597:Oppermann, Fabien (2004). 3570:Nolhac, Pierre de (1918). 3547:Nolhac, Pierre de (1911). 3536:. Versailles: L. Bernard. 3532:Nolhac, Pierre de (1901). 3498:Nolhac, Pierre de (1898). 3272:GuĂ©rard, Benjamin (1840). 3055:Berger, Robert W. (2008). 2990:Balzac, HonorĂ© de (1853). 2493:Dutilleux 1887, p. ?. 2439:Fromageot 1903, p. ?. 1680:auditorium at Versailles. 1233:Charles-François Delacroix 1178:. Several stories for the 990:appartement de la dauphine 868:Chambre de l'Oeil de Boeuf 317:Superintendent of Finances 3726:. London: Penguin Books. 3534:La crĂ©ation de Versailles 3246:. Seyssel: Champ Vallon. 3164:Constans, Claire (1998). 3159:10.3406/rvart.1987.347630 3104:. Paris: Arthème Fayard. 3100:Bluche, François (1990). 3089:. Paris: Arthème Fayard. 3085:Bluche, François (1986). 3070:Bendix, Reinhard (1986). 2977:The Architecture of Paris 2959:The Art Tribune. Source: 2502:Verlet 1985, pp. 661–664. 2327:Verlet 1985, pp. 307–308. 2309:Verlet 1985, pp. 321–324. 1789:(completed in 1957); the 1724:James Gordon Bennett, Jr. 1597:as German Emperor in the 1020:Escalier des Ambassadeurs 982:appartements des Mesdames 617:in 1678, which ended the 533:. The upper story of the 428:Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle 136:, as shown on the map of 3709:Le château de Versailles 3647:Spawforth, Tony (2008). 3320:(subscription required). 3269:at the Internet Archive. 3188:Versailles pour les nuls 3115:Castelot, AndrĂ© (1988). 2994:, vol. 12. 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C9. 2028:The Wall Street Journal 1910:Hazlehurst 1980, p. 60. 1801:Contemporary Versailles 1770:The Van der Kemp period 1704:and the former Empress 1627:declared German Emperor 1336:The Life of Saint Bruno 799:Salle des gardes du roi 609:Third building campaign 328:First building campaign 290:According to historian 3724:Louis XIV's Versailles 3666:. London: Bloomsbury. 3662:Thompson, Ian (2006). 3502:. Paris: H. Champion. 3487:. London: Bloomsbury. 3382:Marie, Alfred (1968). 3364:(2020) chapters 8, 13. 3340:Gazette des Beaux-Arts 3325:Choses vues, 1830–1846 3220:. Paris: A. 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The celebration of 372:Louise de La Vallière 335: 211: 128: 29: 21: 3760:Palace of Versailles 3722:Walton, Guy (1986). 3399:Mansart Ă  Versailles 2914:Constitution of 1875 2518:Constitution of 1804 2300:Verlet 1985, p. 301. 1672:. Until 1958, every 1670:Palace of Luxembourg 1619:German General Staff 1514:Princes of the Blood 1449:François-Joseph Heim 1217:Legislative Assembly 1183:awkwardly above the 1135:Château de Compiègne 1043:Ange-Jacques Gabriel 864:Deuxième Antichambre 811:Deuxième Antichambre 803:Première Antichambre 760:Gobelins Manufactory 627:Princes of the Blood 517:was occupied by the 244:Treaties of Nijmegen 44:Versailles, Yvelines 36:Palace of Versailles 3466:Colloque Versailles 3276:. 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Palace of Versailles
château
Versailles, Yvelines
ĂŽle-de-France
Paris
Louis XIV
royal family
French Revolution
absolute monarchy
Ancien RĂ©gime
Saint-Père de Chartres Abbey
seigneur
Dreux
Normandy
Plague
Hundred Years' War
Albert de Gondi
Henry II

Jacques Gomboust
fr
Louis XIII
Philibert Le Roy
seigneury
Jacques Gomboust
fr
corps de logis
parterres

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