World HistoryWorld HistoryWorld HistoryWorld History
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”