Travel - France - Palace of Versailles

On our second day in France (after exploring Paris by foot) we decided to take the train out to the famous Palace of Versailles (aka Château de Versailles). According to Wikipedia the palace was originally King Louis XIII's hunting lodge and then over the years converted and extended until its completion in 1715 under King Louis XIV.

We could walk straight to the gardens behind the palace, but decided to take on the queue to get into the Palace. The queue moved relatively quick and we entered the extravagant Palace within 30min. The detail inside the Palace is unlike anything I've seen before. You need to go and stand in a room and just take in everything for a few minutes. Even afterwards there were details that I only saw on photos (I've posted some of them here). The highlights for me were the Chapel, the Queen's bed chamber, Galerie des Batailles and of course, the world famous Hall of Mirrors.

After walking through the palace, we went for picnic in the just as extravagant garden behind the palace. The gardens cover a full 800 hectares of land and seems to have even more history behind it than the actual palace. You can find it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardens_of_Versailles

We simply chilled on the grass and enjoyed the awesome summer sun with various locals and other tourists. France kept on impressing us and would even more in the days to come.

Tell me what you think and stay tuned for more!

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Camera: Canon EOS 400D
Location: Palace of Versailles, France

More in this series on our travels in France:

https://steemit.com/cityscapephotography/@extremejogging/travel-france-paris-part-1-our-first-day-by-foot

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Beautiful!

Hi! I'm french!
Excellent reportage !
Si tu aimes les châteaux royaux, viens visiter le château de Fontainebleau.
La vrai demeure des rois.
34 rois français y ont vécu plusieurs mois par an pour les chasses d'été et d'automne.
Chaque roi a ajouté son propre style sans abîmer ce que les autres avaient fait.
Napoléon y a vécu ainsi que François 1st.
C'est à 70 km de Paris et ça vaut le détour.
C'est encore moyennement fréquenté mais le nombre de touristes est en augmentation.
De plus, la forêt de Fontainebleau est un spot mondial pour l'escalade avec ses rochers uniques au monde.
Tu as compris que j'adore ce lieu! À bientôt

Thanks for the great info, I've added the Google Translated version below:

"If you love the royal castles, come and visit the castle of Fontainebleau.
The true home of kings.
34 French kings lived there for several months a year for summer and autumn hunts.
Each king added his own style without damaging what the others had done.
Napoleon lived there as well as François 1st.
It is 70 km from Paris and worth the trip.
It is still moderately frequented but the number of tourists is increasing.
In addition, the forest of Fontainebleau is a world spot for climbing with its unique rocks in the world.
You understand that I love this place! See you soon."

Sounds amazing, next time I'm in Paris I will definitely make the effort to get to Fontainebleau!

Keep exploring...
Jaco

A beautiful place, unfortunate way too crowded...

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Agreed. If you've seen the palace I would suggest going directly to the garden and skipping the queues. Or just skip the palace completely and run up a mountain... ;)

Wow ! Beautiful historic place !! Enjoyed the shots of ancient artworks !! Thanks for sharing my friend !!

Glad you enjoyed the photos. ;)

Thank you so much my friend !

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Amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, glad you like them. ;)

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wow lovely photography... the great photo. so wonderful travel. good post. thanks for sharing following up voted

What a lovely place! I wish I could visit there soon :D :D

Thanks, hope you get to travel there! Keep exploring...

Very beautiful photos

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Adding History of the Palace of Versailles!

A brief #history
The village of Versailles is about twenty kilometers outside of #Paris. It occurs for the first time in the annals in 1038, when the name appears in a charter of the abbey of Saint-Père de Chartres. By the end of the eleventh century, Versailles was a rural village located around a castle and the church of St Julien. It was prosperous until the end of the 13th century, but the hundred-year war decimated the population to a handful.

Royal Presence
Statue of Louis XIV in Versailles
Statue
Louis XIV
In the 16th century, the Gondi family ruled Versailles. When King Louis XIII paid a visit, he became attached to the rural town and bought land in the area. Then in 1622 he built a small stone mansion there. Ten years later he became the lord of Versailles and started an extension of the house. Soon he bought more land around as well as the estate of the Gondi family.

The Sun King
In 1643 Louis XIII died. His successor, Louis XIV, began to take an interest in Versailles from 1662. Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, mistrusted the Parisians and therefore did not want to keep the Louvre as a royal residence. The Louvre , located in the heart of Paris, was always in the midst of political turbulence. Consequently, the Sun King chose to move his residence to Versailles, far removed from the turbulent Paris.

Versailles, Royal Chapel
Royal Chapel
Louis XIV caused a huge expansion of the royal residence in Versailles to what we see today. He hired the architect Louis Le Vau and the artist Charles le Brun to create this baroque masterpiece that became the ultimate model for almost all palaces that were later built in #Europe. The renowned landscape architect André le Nôtre was responsible for the unrivaled garden of Versailles.

After the death of Le Vau, King Louis XIV commissioned architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart to triple the size of the palace. Under his leadership, the northern and southern wings, the Orangery, the Grand Trianon (a castle) and the royal chapel were built. Later, the Opera and the Petit Trianon were also added. This last building, a small castle, was built between 1761 and 1764 for Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour.

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This is one of the places tourists must see so they could tell they've been in Paris.
Since I still haven't visit Versailles, I feel like I've never been to Paris, so I have to go again 😝
Lovely post!

Sounds like a plan... glad you like it. ;)

Amazing, I don't have words to describe.

Great post there, keep up good work !

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Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing :)

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