Definition of versailles
What does Versailles mean?
1. a city in N central France, near Paris: site of an elaborate royal residence built for Louis XIV; seat of the French kings (1682–1789).
What was Versailles known for?
What is the origin of the word Versailles?
Borrowed from French Versailles, of uncertain Latin origin (see French entry below), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wértti (“to be turning around”).
What was Versailles in French Revolution?
What happened in Versailles?
Who owns Versailles Palace?
The Palace of Versailles is currently owned by the French state. Its formal title is the Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles.
Who built Versailles What king and why?
Beginning in 1661, the king transformed the royal hunting lodge in Versailles where he played as a boy into a monument of royal opulence. In 1682, Louis XIV officially moved his court to the lavish palace at Versailles, 13 miles outside of Paris.
Why was Versailles built?
Who built Versailles What king and why?
Beginning in 1661, the king transformed the royal hunting lodge in Versailles where he played as a boy into a monument of royal opulence. In 1682, Louis XIV officially moved his court to the lavish palace at Versailles, 13 miles outside of Paris.
Why was Versailles built?
Who lives at Versailles now?
The Palace of Versailles is currently owned by the French state. Its formal title is the Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles.