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2. Savannah, Hoda and Al tour Versailles and do something ‘no ...

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   The TODAY show's Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker tour the Palace of Versailles during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

3. Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

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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, France.

4. Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National ...

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   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.

5. Petit Trianon - Wikipedia

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   There is a large sofa by Tours [note 36] and a built-in table by Riesener. Coffee was fashionable at the court of Versailles; the King himself roasted the few pounds harvested in his experimental garden at Trianon and prepared his favorite drink in person, which he shared with his family, [142] gazing at the greenhouses of his botanical garden ...

6. Grand Trianon - Wikipedia

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   [3] This was a departure from the variegated marbles, rich colors, and gilding which defined the interiors at Versailles. Instead of the heavy ornamentation on display in the palace, the walls of the Trianon were covered in delicately carved wood boiseries, with plaster friezes, pilasters, and capitals of noticeably more refined, delicate ...

7. History of the Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

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   On 20 October 1792 a letter was read before the National Convention in which Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, interior minister, proposed that the furnishings of the palace and those of the residences in Versailles that had been abandoned be sold and that the palace be either sold or rented. The sale of furniture transpired at auctions held ...