Palace of Versailles
château de Versailles · 베르사유
palace in Versailles, France and location of the Museum of the History of France
Contents
9 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Palace of Versailles1:41
While the main Palace of Versailles is a theater of public power, there is a more intimate side to this royal domain that reveals the personal desires and escapes of the French monarchs. As you venture deeper into the eight…
Listen in the app2The Hercules Room and the Grand Staircase1:37
Your journey through the interior begins in the Hercules Room, a space that serves as a grand vestibule to the King's State Apartments. This room, completed in 1736 after being interrupted by the death of Louis the Fourteenth, is…
Listen in the app3The War Room and Peace Room1:32
Flanking the Hall of Mirrors are two symmetrical reception rooms: the War Room and the Peace Room. These rooms serve as the narrative bookends to the great gallery, illustrating the two faces of royal power. …
Listen in the app4The Queen's Bedchamber1:30
Entering the Queen’s Bedchamber, you find a space that is dripping with gold and delicate silk. While no trace remains of the original decoration for Maria Theresa, the current room reflects the tastes of Marie Leszczyńska and…
Listen in the app5The Coronation Room and the South Wing1:32
Moving into the Coronation Room, the scale of the paintings is truly overwhelming. This room was dedicated by Louis-Philippe to the glorification of Napoleon the First, and it houses some of the most famous canvases in French…
Listen in the app6The Grand Trianon1:29
Located about a twenty-minute walk or a short golf-cart ride from the main palace is the Grand Trianon, a private retreat built for Louis the Fourteenth. This 'Summer Escape' was designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1687 as a…
Listen in the app7Marie Antoinette's Estate and the Hamlet1:28
Further still into the estate lies the Petit Trianon and the Hameau de la Reine, or Marie Antoinette's Hamlet. The Petit Trianon, a neoclassical jewel built by Gabriel for Louis the Fifteenth, became the exclusive domain of Marie…
Listen in the app8The Gallery of Battles — A History in Paint1:22
As we move into the South Wing, we leave the seventeenth century behind and enter the nineteen-th-century vision of King Louis-Philippe. In eighteen thirty-seven, he founded the Museum of French History, consecrated 'to all the…
Listen in the app9Closing1:36
Our exploration of Versailles has taken us from the public 'apotheosis' of the King's State Apartments to the intimate rural fantasies of the Queen's Hamlet. This duality is the essence of Versailles: it was both a machine for…
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What is Palace of Versailles?
Palace of Versailles is a place in 베르사유 with 9 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | 베르사유 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 9 |
| Total length | 13 min 47 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 48.8047, 2.1203 |
| Last updated |
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