In 1623, King Louis XIII built a hunting lodge at Versailles for his own pleasure. It wasn’t until his successor, King Louis XIV, took the throne that Versailles was expanded to become a grand ...

Titled “Versailles: Science and Splendor,” a new exhibition illustrates how the royal court encouraged innovation during the reigns of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI Sonja Anderson Daily ...

In Versailles we see her earning Louis’ trust ... The result is a pretty fair portrayal of King Louis XIV and his court, something historians can verify, within which a much darker secret ...

Louis XIV moved the French government and court ... the government left, and Versailles was practically abandoned. It was eventually brought back to life, turned into a museum, and in the 20th ...

Exceptionally, from February 15 to the end of September 2025, the Château de Versailles is opening up areas usually closed to ...

The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape ...

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The Château de Versailles, a former royal residence, was originally constructed as a hunting lodge in 1623. Louis XIV renovated and expanded the palace, eventually moving his court to Versailles.

Versailles: Science and Splendour explores ... era to match – spanning the last years of the French monarchy from Louis XIV’s ascension in 1643 to the French Revolution in 1789.

True, the exhibition is entitled “Versailles” rather than “France: Science and Splendour,” but more background wouldn’t be out of place. Louis XV’s rhinoceros. Isidora Bojovic ...

Equestrian events will take place at the Palace of Versailles, the iconic home to the court of Louis XIV. The first French site to be awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 1979, the gardens of the ...