Palace of Versailles
Former royal residence in Versailles, France
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The Palace of Versailles (French: Château de Versailles) is a château and historic monument in Versailles in the Yvelines department of France, southwest of Paris. It served as the principal residence of the French kings Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI.
The king, the court, and the royal government lived there permanently from 6 May 1682 until 6 October 1789, except during the Regency years (1715–1723). Conceived by Louis XIV to glorify the French monarchy, the palace became the most important architectural project of his reign and is considered one of the masterpieces of French classical architecture. It exerted major influence across Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries in architecture and the decorative arts.
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Gardens of the former royal residence of Versailles, France
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University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
French public university
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Versailles, Yvelines
Prefecture of Yvelines, Île-de-France
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Petit appartement du roi
Suite in the Palace of Versailles, France
Hall of Mirrors
Grand central gallery in the Palace of Versailles
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