To learn more about this icon of French history, architecture, and opulence, AD chatted with Mathieu da Vinha, director of the Palace of Versailles Research Center and author of several books ...
Indeed, for totally justifiable reasons, the showrunners have made the palace both a key character ... but one that cheats on the history a bit. In reality, Versailles wasn’t the main royal ...
Laura French The Château de Versailles, the sprawling palace and former seat of power ... grounds and learning all of the fascinating history behind it. And you might want some help in exploring ...
January 10 marks pivotal events in history, from the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I to the League of Nations’ launch. The first UN General Assembly convened on this day, and Project Diana ...
Louis XV and Louis XVI Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent The sprawling grounds of France’s opulent Palace of Versailles are not only a masterpiece of landscaping, but a mark of 17th-century ...
DAN SNOW:'The treaty was a peace document, signed at the vast palace of Versailles in France ... one of the most important documents of modern history, it reshaped the map of Europe, but on ...
Any mention of the Palace of Versailles is likely to summon images ... stuffed hide have been borrowed from the Museum of Natural History in Paris. Indian rhinoceros presented to Louis XV ...
Where the kings of France are concerned, a focus must always fall upon the French Revolution, the most monumental regicide in history ... reproduction of a palace room of Versailles, complete ...
this hotel is hallowed by history. The Treaty of Versailles was hammered out here. Part of the esteemed Waldorf Astoria chain (the only one in France), this palace-hotel carries on as perhaps the ...