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Yvelines is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2023, it had a population of 1,485,086. Its prefecture is Versailles, home to the Palace of Versailles,
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Maisons du quartier des Gressets
Etangs de la Minière
Château de Versailles
Versailles, Yvelines
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Versailles is a commune in the department of Yvelines, Île-de-France. It is known for the Château de Versailles and the Gardens of Versailles, the latter of which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage
Yvelines
…is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2023, it had a population of 1,485,086. Its prefecture is Versailles, home to the Palace of Versailles, the principal residence of the King of France from 1682 until 1789, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Yvelines's…
From top left to bottom right: Le Soir ("The Evening" in the gardens of Versailles); rue des Deux-Portes; the Château de Versailles taken from the gardens; Versailles Cathedral; equestrian statue of Louis XIV, place d'Armes, in front of the Château; Church of Notre-Dame, Versailles, parish church of the Château; the bassin d'Apollon in the gardens of Versailles; la salle du Jeu de paume (where the Tennis Court Oath was signed); the Musée Lambinet (municipal museum of Versailles); the
The Hôtel de Ville
Louis XIII built the original hunting lodge that would become the Palace of Versailles under his son and successor Louis XIV.
The Château de Versailles (Pavillon Dufour) in the spring of 2006