palace of versailles
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The Palace of Palace of Versailles
•Located in Paris
•17 century
•Built by Louis the XIV
•Sun king
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•Louis XIII
•1624 Commissioned a hunting lodge
•1661 the gardens were added
•Louis le Vau
•1668-1690
•1685
•36,000 people, 6,000 horses
•500 meters long
•50 years to finish!!
Hall of Mirrors! •17 chandlers, 26 smaller
ones
•Over 1000 candles
•Treaty of Versailles
The Chapel •28 years
•Devotion to the catholic church
•5 Chapels!
•Royalty traveled in carriages around Versailles
•Stables
•2,000 horses
•Fireplaces
•Gold floors
Marie Antoinette’s
Room •Private apartments
•Largest room
•Purpose of the room was to give birth in public
The Infamous Gardens
•Set on 19,262 acres
•Bigger than Manhattan Island!!
•Over 400 Statues
•Musical fountains
•2,143 Windows
•1,525 fire places
•67 staircases
•18743 converted into a French museum
•3,000 paintings