It wasn’t until his successor, King Louis XIV, took the throne that Versailles was expanded to become a grand palace for the monarchy and home to the French government for over a century.

The Palace of Versailles stands as a testament to the power and wealth that the French royal family had before its demise. It was originally constructed in 1682 under the order of King Louis XIV ...

Spanning some 240 feet, King Louis XIV’s elegant ballroom adorned ... When night falls, head to the Trianon Palace Versailles for Gordon Ramsay’s Michelin-starred dining that is fit for ...

It comes as the Palace of Versailles just opened to the public the gallery that ... Charles’s visit will mark one more date in the palace’s long history, starting from King Louis XIII and running ...

"Versailles was the king's theatre," Vergé-Franceschi ... A short pedal away from the Grand Trianon lies the Petit Trianon, a palace Louis XV commissioned for the Comptesse du Barry in 1758 ...

Catherine Pégard, president of the Palace of Versailles, praised the “never ... date in the Palace’s long history starting from King Louis XIII, to the French revolution and all the way ...

the palace of Versailles. Once, the spectacular 17th-century chateau was the seat of power in King Louis XIV's France, its halls crowded with diplomats and courtiers. In recent years, it's become ...