Palace of Versailles
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The Palace of Versailles is a château and historic monument in Versailles in the Yvelines department of France, southwest of Paris. It served as the principal residence of the French kings Louis XIV,
Vue aérienne du domaine de Versailles par Toucan Wings Creative Commons By Sa 3.0 081
Chateau Versailles Galerie des Glaces
Versailles in 1668, painted by Pierre Patel
Le Vau's garden façade around 1675
Louis XIV style
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The Louis XIV style or Louis Quatorze, also called French classicism, was the style of architecture and decorative arts intended to glorify King Louis XIV and his reign. It featured majesty, harmony a
Palace of Versailles (1661–1710)
Vaux le Vicomte by Louis Le Vau (1658)
The Louvre Colonnade by Louis Le Vau, Charles Le Brun, and Claude Perrault (1667–1678)
The Grand Trianon by Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1680–1687)