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Versailles is historical drama television series, set during the construction of the Palace of Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV. A co production between France, Canada, the United Kingdom and United States, the series premiered on 16 November 2015 on Canal+ in France and on Super Channel in Canada in May 2016 on BBC Two in Britain, and on 1 October 2016 on Ovation in the United States.
Royal Affairs in Versailles (French title: Si Versailles m'était conté) is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama directed by Sacha Guitry.Described as "a historical film showing Versailles from its beginnings to the present day", [4] it tells some episodes through portrayal of the personalities who lived in the Palace of Versailles.
Marie-Antoinette strolling through the Jardin français, near the Pavillon français and the Petit Théâtre, in the company of Madame Royale, the Duc de Normandie and the Dauphin. Marie-Antoinette, who took possession of the Petit Trianon estate in 1774, made no changes to the pavilion, the only substantial addition to the French garden being ...
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
Versailles Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Versailles) is a Roman Catholic church located in Versailles, France. It is a national monument. It is a national monument. It is the seat of the Bishop of Versailles , created as a constitutional bishopric in 1790 and confirmed by the Concordat of 1801 .
The second chapel was constructed as part of Louis XIV's second building campaign (1669–1672), when Louis Le Vau constructed the Château Neuf.When the new part of the château was completed, the chapel was situated in the Grand appartement de la reine and formed the symmetrical pendant with the Salon de Diane in the Grand appartement du roi.
The Cemetery of Notre-Dame (French: Cimetière Notre-Dame) was established by the church and parish of Notre-Dame in 1777 and covers three hectares.Besides quantities of burials of aristocrats, members of religious orders and people of artistic or historic interest, there is also an enclosed section for soldiers of the Prussian army who fell during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.
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.