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  2. Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

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    About 15,000,000 people visit the palace, park, or gardens of Versailles every year, making it one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. [3] Louis XIII built a hunting lodge at Versailles in 1623. His successor, Louis XIV expanded the château into a palace that went through several expansions in phases from 1661 to 1715.

  3. Paris Avenue (Versailles) - Wikipedia

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    Map of Versailles, 1756, showing Paris Avenue to the right of the central axis and Place d'Armes. The Paris Avenue was born of the Sun King's desire to build a wide, straight, tree-lined avenue leading from the Place d'Armes, to showcase the palace of Versailles by creating a perspective view.

  4. The Royal Gate of the Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Gate of the Palace of Versailles separates the Cour d'Honneur from the Royal Court of the Palace of Versailles.It is also located between the Pavillon Dufour (on the left as you enter), built under Louis XVIII and currently used to welcome visitors to the château, and the Gabriel wing (on the right), whose construction began in 1772, but which was not completed until 1985.

  5. Versailles, Yvelines - Wikipedia

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    Versailles was made the préfecture of the Yvelines département, the largest chunk of the former Seine-et-Oise. At the 2017 census the Yvelines had 1,438,266 inhabitants. [7] Versailles is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese (bishopric) which was created in 1790.

  6. King and Queen to attend Versailles banquet on first day of ...

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    The King and Queen will begin their postponed state visit to France on Wednesday with a ceremonial welcome at the Arc de Triomphe and a state banquet at the Palace of Versailles.

  7. Galerie des Carrosses - Wikipedia

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    The Galerie des Carrosses - formerly the Musée des Carrosses, until 2006 - is a history and transport museum in Versailles (Yvelines), France, featuring a collection of carriages, mainly from the 19th century. Part of the Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles, it is housed in the Grande Écurie.

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