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Young Louis XIVYoung Louis XIV

Louis XIVLouis XIV

Louis XIVLouis XIV

L’ etat c’est moi!

L’ etat c’est moi!

ByHyacinthe

Rigaud

ByHyacinthe

Rigaud

Louis XIV’s CarriageLouis XIV’s Carriage

The Bourbon Family Crest

The Bourbon Family Crest

Louis XIV as ApolloLouis XIV as Apollo

Louis XIV as ApolloLouis XIV as Apollo

by Jean Nocret, by Jean Nocret, 16701670

The Sun SymbolThe Sun Symbol

Louis XIV Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1665

Louis XIV Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1665

Marie Theresa & the Dauphin

Marie Theresa & the Dauphin

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Versailles StatisticsVersailles Statisticsf 2,000 acres of groundsf 12 miles of roadsf 27 miles of trellisesf 200,000 treesf 210,000 flowers planted every yearf 80 miles of rows of treesf 55 acres surface area of the Grand Canalf 12 miles of enclosing wallsf 50 fountains and 620 fountain nozzlesf 21 miles of water conduitsf 3,600 cubic meters per hour: water consumedf 26 acres of rooff 51,210 square meters of floorsf 2,153 windowsf 700 roomsf 67 staircasesf 6,000 paintingsf 1,500 drawings and 15,000 engravingsf 2,100 sculptures f 5,000 items of furniture and objects d'artf 150 varieties of apple and peach trees in the Vegetable

Garden

Louis XIII’s Old Chateau

Louis XIII’s Old Chateau

Versailles TodayVersailles Today

Palais de VersaillesPalais de Versailles

Palais de VersaillesPalais de Versailles

Versailles Palace,Park Side

Versailles Palace,Park Side

Garden View of Versailles

Garden View of Versailles

Chateau de Versailles

Chateau de Versailles

Chateau de Versailles

Chateau de Versailles

André Le

Nôtre, Royal

Gardener

André Le

Nôtre, Royal

Gardener

Versailles’ Northern Gardens

Versailles’ Northern Gardens

Gardens at Versailles

Gardens at Versailles

Chateau de Versailles Gardens

Chateau de Versailles Gardens

The OrangeryThe Orangery

Grounds at Versailles

Grounds at Versailles

The Lightening of the Belvedere

by Claude Chatelet, 1781

The Lightening of the Belvedere

by Claude Chatelet, 1781

Fountains, Fountains, and More Fountains!Fountains, Fountains, and More Fountains!

And More Fountains!

And More Fountains!

And More Fountains!And More Fountains!

And Even More Fountains!!!

And Even More Fountains!!!

Temple of LoveTemple of Love

Hall of

Mirrors

Hall of

Mirrors

The Queen’s

Bed

The Queen’s

Bed

The King’s Bed

The King’s Bed

Louis XIV’s Chapel

Louis XIV’s Chapel

Louis XIV’s Chapel Altarpiece

Louis XIV’s Chapel Altarpiece

Organ in Louis XIV’s Chapel

Organ in Louis XIV’s Chapel

Louis XIV’s Opera Stage

Louis XIV’s Opera Stage

Cabinet with Views

of Versailles, 19c

Cabinet with Views

of Versailles, 19c

Louis XIV FurnitureLouis XIV Furniture

The Gallery of Battles

The Gallery of Battles

Louis XV [r. 1715 – 1774]

Louis XV [r. 1715 – 1774]

The “Hunts” of Louis XV

The “Hunts” of Louis XV

Madame de PompadourMadame de Pompadour

Madame de Pompadour’s Bedroom

Madame de Pompadour’s Bedroom

Petite Trianon,Madame de

Pompadour’s Chateau

Petite Trianon,Madame de

Pompadour’s Chateau

Marie Antoinette & Her Children

Marie Antoinette & Her Children

Marie Antoinette’s Boudoir

Marie Antoinette’s Boudoir

Marie Antoinette’s “Peasant” House

Marie Antoinette’s “Peasant” House

Marie Antoinette’s “Peasant’s Hut”Marie Antoinette’s “Peasant’s Hut”

Marie Antoinette’s “Peasant’s Hut”

Marie Antoinette’s “Peasant’s Hut”