enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles

   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.

3. List of largest palaces - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_palaces

   The Louvre Palace was abandoned as a royal residence in 1682, when Louis XIV moved his court to the Palace of Versailles. The Louvre Palace was relegated to the role of displaying royal collections and hosting administrative services, and over the centuries, it went through several renovations, expansions and additions, including a significant ...

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

   www.aol.com/news/savannah-hoda-al-tour...

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

5. Bureau du Roi - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_du_Roi

   Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France The Bureau du Roi ( French pronunciation: [byʁo dy ʁwa] , 'the King's desk'), also known as Louis XV's roll-top desk ( French : Secrétaire à cylindre de Louis XV ), is the richly ornamented royal cylinder desk which was constructed at the end of Louis XV 's reign, and is now again in the Palace of ...

6. Petit appartement du roi - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_appartement_du_roi

   The petit appartement du roi (French: [pɛtit‿apaʁtmɑ̃ dy ʁwa]) of the Palace of Versailles is a suite of rooms used by Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI. Located on the first floor of the palace, the rooms are found in the oldest part of the palace dating from the reign of Louis XIII .

7. Machine de Marly - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_de_Marly

   The Machine de Marly (French pronunciation: [maʃin də maʁli]), also known as the Marly Machine or the Machine of Marly, was a large hydraulic system in Yvelines, France, built in 1684 to pump water from the river Seine and deliver it to the Palace of Versailles. [1] King Louis XIV needed a large water supply for his fountains at Versailles.

8. Inside France's Élysée Palace, the French ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/2019-07-24-inside-frances-elysee...

   For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us

9. Salon d'Hercule - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_d'Hercule

   Owing to the size of the work – 4.5 meters high by 9.7 meters long – the painting was displayed in the galerie d’Apollon of the Louvre Palace. It was installed in salon d’Hercule in 1730 where it remained until 1832 at which time it was transferred to the Louvre. In 1961 the Feast in the House of Simon was returned to the salon d’Hercule.