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The Hall of Mirrors, King’s Grand Apartments, Museum of the History of France, explore the Château de Versailles, its gardens, the Grand Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s domain.
Since 1979, the Palace of Versailles has been listed as a World Heritage and is one of the greatest achievements in French 17th century art. Louis XIII's old hunting pavilion was transformed and extended by his son, Louis XIV, when he installed the Court and government there in 1682.
To make the most of your visit at Versailles, plan to spend a full day in the estate. Read our advices to better organize your visit. Guided tours allow you to visit otherwise closed rooms and then to directly join free visit routes.
The Palace of Versailles, whose origins date back to the seventeenth century, was successively a hunting lodge, a seat of power and , from the nineteenth century , a museum. With the gardens and the Palaces of Trianon, the park of the Château de Versailles spreads over 800 hectares.
Far from having been pillaged by a rampant mob as might be imagined, the Palace of Versailles came through the period of the French Revolution relatively unscathed, even though some would not have minded seeing such a key symbol of the monarchical system laid to waste. Find out more about Versailles and the French Revolution
To access the Palace, all visitors must book a time slot. Due to the high number of visitors, admission to the Palace within half an hour of the booked time slot can only be guaranteed for tickets purchased online. The Palace closes at 6:30 pm, evacuation begins at 6:00 pm.
Composed of the Palace, the gardens, the Park, the Trianon estate and several buildings in town, today the Estate of Versailles spreads over more than 800 hectares. The history of the Palace of Versailles starts at the 17th century.
Explore the Palace of Versailles and relive its temporary exhibitions remotely, with our collection of 360° virtual tours.
Browse through a selection of 100 photos, every corner of the gardens of Versailles and Trianon, the colors of the four seasons, the intimacy of the groves, water games fountains and the rural atmosphere of the Queen's Hamlet.
At the Palace of Versailles he staged the finest comedies, operas and tragedies and organised spectacular parties. King by divine right. At the start of his reign, before turning to more political allegories, Louis XIV chose the sun as his personal emblem.
