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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.
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 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 game starts in 1700, when the main character Charles-Louis de Faverolles comes back to Versailles after being a page at Grand Ecuries under Monsieur Boisseuil and advanced school, in hopes of becoming a diplomat to Spain, as he wishes to be reunited with Elvira Malaga y Santiago, his childhood sweetheart. The Court is involved in the ...
The Place d'Armes is a roughly fan-shaped square in front of the Palace of Versailles. It is approximately 300 m long and 150 m wide. On the side opposite the palace, three roads radiate eastwards: to the north, Avenue de Saint-Cloud; in the center, Avenue de Paris, in line with the palace; to the south, Avenue de Sceaux.
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.
The Théâtre Montansier, [1] also known as the Théâtre de Versailles, [2] is a French theatre in rue des Réservoirs, Versailles, near the royal château. It was created by the actress and theatre director Mademoiselle Montansier , designed by Jean-François Heurtier , inspecteur général des bâtiments du roi and designer of the first ...