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Marie Anne entertained in the building, which became known as the Hôtel de Conti. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After Marie Anne sold the building to a property speculator in 1715, it was acquired by King Louis XV to accommodate the Grand-Maître (head of the royal household), Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon , in 1723.
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The Palace of Versailles (/ v ɛər ˈ s aɪ, v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; [1] French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj] ⓘ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Paris, in the Yvelines Department of Île-de-France region in France.
The Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles (French: Établissement public du château, du musée et du domaine national de Versailles) is a French public establishment founded in 1995, and working under the supervision of the French Ministry of Culture, in order to administer the Palace of Versailles.
The Palace of Versailles, one of the most famous landmarks in the world, is about to be turned into a hotel. The chateau's constructions began in 1664 and the palace became the house of France's ...
Little Havana’s iconic Versailles Restaurant celebrated its 50th anniversary on Wednesday with a special menu with 1971 prices — ham croquette for 20 cents, breaded steak for $3.25, Cuban ...
Le Grand Trianon: Un palais privé à l'ombre de Versailles (préf. Pierre Arizzoli-Clémentel et Jean-Jacques Aillagon). Lathuile/Versailles: Éditions du Gui. ISBN 978-2-9517417-8-2. Ledoux-Lebard, Denise (1989). Versailles, le Petit Trianon : Le mobilier des inventaires de 1807, 1810 et 1839, (préf. Yves Bottineau). Paris: Les éditions de ...
Histoire du Château de Versailles. Versailles Sous Louis XIV. (2 volumes). Paris: André Marty. OCLC 817037275. Vol. 2 at HathiTrust. Nolhac, Pierre de (1918). Histoire du Château de Versailles. Versailles au VIIIe siècle. Paris: Émile-Paul Frères. OCLC 897084052. Copy at Google Books. Oppermann, Fabien (2004). Images et usages du château ...