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The Palace of Versailles (/vxc9x9bxc9x99rxcbx88saxc9xaa, vxc9x9cxcbx90rxcbx88saxc9xaa/ vair-SY, vur-SY;[1] French: Chxc3xa2teau de Versailles [xcax83xc9x91to d(xc9x99) vxc9x9bxcax81sxc9x91j] (listen)) was the principal royal residence of France from 1682, under Louis XIV, until the start of the French Revolution in 1789, under Louis XVI. | WIKI |
Contents 1 History 1.1 The palace of Louis XIV 1.2 Enlargement of the Palace (1678xe2x80x931715) 1.3 The Palace of Louis XV 1.4 Louis XVI, and the Palace during the Revolution 1.5 19th century xe2x80x93 history museum and government venue 1.6 20th century 1.7 21st century 2 Ownership and management 3 Architecture and plan 4 Royal Apartments 4.1 Ambassador's Staircase 4.2 The State Apartments of the King 4.2.1 The Salon of Hercules 4.2.2 The Salon of Abundance 4.2.3 The Salon of Venus 4.2.4 The Salon of Mercury 4.2.5 The Salon of Mars 4.2.6 The Salon of Apollo 4.2.7 The Salon of Diana 4.3 Private apartments of the King and Queen 4.3.1 Private apartments of the King 4.3.2 Private apartments of The Queen 5 The Grand Gallery 5.1 The War Salon 5.2 The Hall of Mirrors 5.3 The Peace Salon 6 Royal Chapel 7 Royal Opera 8 Museum of the History of France 9 Gardens and fountains 9.1 The Parterre d'Eau and the Parterre and Fountain of Latona 9.2 Fountain of the Chariot of Apollo and the Grand Canal 9.3 North Parterre, Dragon Basin, and Basin of Neptune 9.4 South Parterre and the Orangerie 9.5 The Fountains and the shortage of water 9.5.1 Sanitation 10 The Bosquets or Groves 11 The Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon 12 The Hamlet of Marie Antoinette 13 Modern Political and ceremonial functions 14 Cost 15 Gallery 16 See also 17 Notes 17.1 Citations 18 References 18.1 Web sources 19 Further reading 20 External links | WIKI |
In 1623, Louis XIII, King of France, built a hunting lodge on a hill in a favorite hunting ground found 12 miles (19xc2xa0km) west of Paris, capital of France,[4] and 10 miles (16xc2xa0km) from his primary residence, the Chxc3xa2teau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. | WIKI |
The ensuing state of near-anarchy in France, called the Fronde, ended in 1653 and would greatly influence Louis XIV. | WIKI |
He did not reside at Versailles, but began the creation of the Museum of the History of France, dedicated to "all the glories of France", which had been used to house some members of the royal family. | WIKI |
[56] One of the more costly endeavours for the museum and France's Fifth Republic has been to repurchase as much of the original furnishings as possible. | WIKI |
The queen's apartments served as the residence of three queens of France xe2x80x93 Marie-Thxc3xa9rxc3xa8se d'Autriche, wife of Louis XIV, Marie Leczinska, wife of Louis XV, and Marie-Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI. | WIKI |
The bed of the King is placed beneath a carved relief by Nicolas Coustou entitled France watching over the sleeping King. | WIKI |
The Peace Salon is decorated to illustrate the role of France as the arbiter and peacemaker of Europe under Louis XV. | WIKI |
Museum of the History of France[edit] | WIKI |
Main article: Musxc3xa9e de l'Histoire de France (Versailles) | WIKI |
Louis Philippe dedicates the Galerie des Batailles, by Franxc3xa7ois Joseph Heim (1837) The Gallery of Battles in the Museum of the History of France The Battle of Taillebourg, by Eugxc3xa8ne Delacroix (1837) Louis Philippe and his sons pose before the gates of Versailles, by Horace Vernet History Gallery, (1846) | WIKI |
Shortly after becoming King in 1830, Louis Philippe I decided to transform the Palace into a museum devoted to "All the Glories of France," with paintings and sculpture depicting famous French victories and heroes. | WIKI |
These are decorated with smaller works of sculpture, representing the rivers of France, which are placed so as not to interfere with the reflections in the water. | WIKI |
Work on the Eure aqueduct came to a halt in 1688, when France entered the Nine Years' War, and the poor finances of the kingdom in the latter part of Louis XIV's life prevented work from ever resuming. | WIKI |
The square shaped building, with each faxc3xa7ade different, was a prototype of Neoclassicism in France. | WIKI |
[120] Accordingly, much of the early funding for construction came from the king's own purse, funded by revenues received from his appanage as well as revenues from the province of New France (Canada), which, while part of France, was a private possession of the king and therefore exempt from the control of the Parliaments. | WIKI |
To counter the costs of Versailles during the early years of Louis XIV's personal reign, Colbert decided that Versailles should be the "showcase" of France. | WIKI |
[123] Accordingly, all materials that went into the construction and decoration of Versailles were manufactured in France. | WIKI |
Even the mirrors used in the decoration of the Hall of Mirrors were made in France. | WIKI |
Additionally, given the quality and uniqueness of the items produced at the Gobelins for use and display at Versailles, the palace served as a venue to showcase not only the success of Colbert's mercantilism, but also to display the finest that France could produce. | WIKI |
France's Fifth Republic expenditures alone, directed to restoration and maintenance at Versailles, may have surpassed those of the Sun King. | WIKI |
It is the result of a century and a half of work commanded by the kings of France and entrusted to its greatest artists. | UNESCO |