Apr-2015
Exploring the Splendor of Versailles
Château de Versailles, originally built in 1623 by Louix XIII, remains to be one of the most awe-inspiring palaces in the world. The palace is famous mostly for its residents, King Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette, and the signing of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. As one strolls through the opulent palace, symmetrical gardens, grand vistas, marble fountains, and pools, one can imagine what Marie Antoniette saw in her last days as Queen of France.
With more than 10,000 visitors a year, we were quite fortunate during our recent visit to the royal estate. It was a rainy and chilly March weekday and surprisingly deserted. As we meandered the corridors and chambers it’s hard not to marvel in the splendor and grandeur of the architecture and décor of the palace. Versailles is truly a breathtaking sight and the gardens (despite the fact the fountains weren’t running during our visit) were equally spectacular.
The Palace
The Gate of Honour
The Marble Court
The Hercules Drawing Room
The Hercules Drawing Room
The State Apartment
The Mars Drawing Room
The Hall of Mirrors
The Peace Drawing Room
The King’s Bedchamber
The Queen’s Bedchamber
The Room of the Queen’s Gentlemen
The Grand Couvert Dining Room
The Room of the Queen’s Guard
The Coronation Room
Staircase
(There are 700 rooms and 67 staircases in the Palace.)
The Hall of Battles
Corridor
The Gardens
Marble Vases
Grand Canal
Fountain of Apollo
Trianon
The Small Trianon
The Small Trianon Staircase
The Music Room
The French Pavilion
The Gardens
(The entire grounds of Versailles measure larger than the island of Manhattan in New York.)
Dragon Sculpture
Trianon Gardens
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So amazing to see your lush, sumptuous photos in such a large format — it really shows them off to perfection. i’m so glad you had a great visit out there and a chance to drink in all that beauty. thanks for sharing!