Le Chateau de
Le Chateau
de Versailles
Versailles
By Blair Barone
By Lisette Barone
France
Le Chateau de Versailles
• Le chateau de Versailles
is a famous museum
outside of Paris.
• It is one of the most
visited monuments in
France.
Le chateau de Versailles
• Before Le chateau de
Versailles Was a palace,
it was a Modest hunting
lodge.
• Louis XIV stated he was
building palace in 1660
and it was finished in 1715.
• It was to replace the Louvre which at the time was
going to be Louis XIV palace.
• Until 1789 it was the political heart of France.
Grand Trianon
• The Grand Trianon was built in 1687 and
was Louis XIV “summer retreat”.
The Grand Trianon was also known as the
Marble Trianon.
Petit Trianon
• The Petit Trianon was built for Madame du
Barry the mistress of Louis XV.
The Gardens
• The gardens were designed and built between
1661 and 1700.
• Everything in the gardens are symmetrical.
• They cover almost 250 acres of land.
Le Chateau De Versailles
Famous Rooms
• The Treaty of Versailles was signed in the
hall of mirrors ending the French
Revolution.
• Hall of Mirrors
• Napoleon and his wife had
a room in the palace of
Versailles.
Hall of Mirrors
• Most of the furniture in his room was
auctioned off during the French Revolution
Famous rooms
• The Queens bed chamber still looks
like it was when Marie Antoinette
was living there.
• The kings room was so
richly decorated it had famous
pieces of artwork set into the
wood paneling.
Napoleon's bedroom
The Queens Room
Kings room
Famous rooms
• Louis the XIV, XI, and
XVI all attended mass
everyday in this chapel
Royal.
• Every single inch of stone in the
chapel was delicately carved.
• The only thing colored in the chapel
was the marble floor and the ceiling.
Famous Rooms
• It was only in 1770 that “the Opera house ” was
made.
• Louis the XVI and Marie Antoinette
were the first people to get married there.
• The Opera
house was so big
that 10,000
candles were
used to light it
each night.
Claim to Fame
• It’s a big part of Frances History.
• king’s used to live there.
• A lot of important government decisions were made
there.
Interesting Facts
• Back when the Kings were living there 25%
of the entire nations income was used to
maintain Versailles.
• Each room in Versailles is Dedicated to an
Olympian city.
• The town of Versailles around the Palate was
used to lodge the people that helped the king.
• Most of the Palace can only be viewed from a
guided tour.
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The National Geographic Traveler France
Rosemary Bailey
Paris
Alan Tillier
Doling Kindersley Travel Guide