Versailles http://www.flickr.com/photos/8851994@N05/3839562088/
Versailleshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/8851994@N05/3839562088/
Gardens of Versailles•Extended by Marie Antoinette
•800 hectares of land
•Fountains
•Andre le Notre
•West of Palace
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppym1/303456275/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8177037@N06/730408189/
Hall of Mirrors•June 28th, 1919• Treaty of Versailles
http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrickdown/190840912/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrickdown/190839468/
Fountains of VersaillesFountain of
Latone•1668-1670•Episode from Myhtology
Fountain of Apollon
•1668-1671•Sun god lighting the sky
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petereed/136842700/http://www.flickr.com/photos/8177037@N06/2073787952/
When was it built?
• 1661• architect Louis Le Vau, landscape
architect André Le Nôtre, and painter-decorator Charles Le Brun
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanbarnard/2768089017/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/8177037@N06/730453969/
For Whom was it built?
• Louis the 14th
• Reigned 1643-1715• Longest documented reign of any
European Monarch
http://www.flickr.com/photos/meanderingmouse/2913380122/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ehau/3668020242/
Why Was it Built?
• Was originally a hunting lodge• Became where Court met• Living Quarters for Court, King &
Queen Etc.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/babairan/3989966726/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreakirkby/505446830/
Who lived there last?
• Louis the 16th & Marie Antoinette • Killed during the French Revolution
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joriavlis/3421589755/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/8177037@N06/2073787756/in/photostream/
During the War…•Items of high worth were sold
•Many items damaged due to riots
•Hospital for wounded soldiers “Hotel des invalides”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsreptilien/3842508240/
Restoration
•Gardens were Replanted
•Gold and silver items were taken out to be copied
http://www.flickr.com/photos/babairan/3989966992/
What is it used for now?• Now it is a museum open to the
public• Court still assembles here as well.• Movie “Marie Antoinette” was filmed on Versailles grounds.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feuilllu/185329254/
Where is it located?
• 20km SW of Paris
• Elevated Plateau
• Surrounded by woods
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feuilllu/19185589/
Sources used
• www.flickr.com• www.wikipedia.com• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versailles#Geography• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles