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The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Versailles, Yvelines to the west of Paris, France, standing on Avenue de Paris. History [ edit ]
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 northern Ministers' Wing in the Cour d'Honneur at the Palace of Versailles (2011).. The Ministers' wings are outbuildings of the Palace of Versailles located in the Cour d'Honneur; the south wing now houses the Princes' bookshop and the ticket office, while the north wing is used to welcome groups of visitors.
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] The Hôtel de Ville has been the meeting place of the town council since 1900. [8] Versailles is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese (bishopric
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.
The Salle des Machines at the Tuileries Palace in Paris, designed by Carlo Vigarani, was the closest to Versailles. However, with Louis XIV's dislike for Paris – due in large part to his flight from the Tuileries in 1651 – and his increasing wish to keep his court at Versailles, the King approved the construction of a larger theater in 1685.
It was reassembled on April 21, 2009, on the Place d'Armes of the Château de Versailles. [5] This new location allowed it to be better visible from the Avenue de Paris . There is also another equestrian statue in Versailles, in marble, commissioned by Louis XIV in 1671 from the sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini .