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Versailles



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Ambassador staircase
Ambassador staircase
Hall of mirrors
Hall of mirrors
Salon of Venus
Salon of Venus


Full view of the palace
Full view of the palace
From king's bedroom
From king's bedroom
Palace (park side)
Palace (park side)


Bedroom of Louis XIV
Bedroom of Louis XIV
Versailles by Louis XIII
Versailles by Louis XIII
Louis in his bedroom
Louis in his bedroom


By duc de Saint-Simon

Statue of Louis XIV in Versailles
Statue of Louis XIV in Versailles
Versailles in 1664
Versailles in 1664
Louis' bedroom windows
Louis' bedroom windows


Bath of Apollo
Bath of Apollo
Ship in Versailles' park
Ship in Versailles' park
Palace (park side)
Palace (park side)

Louis was building Versailles almost all his life. He never saw Versailles ready because he had always new ideas for building or rebuilding, so Versailles was under construction till his death. Every corner and every smallest part of the palace and of the garden was build under his dearest care. Although the main ideas came from architects and gardeners, it's possible to say that Louis XIV was the builder and planner of that masterpiece. Building that grandiose palace he wanted not only to have a big comfortable residence in the country, he wanted to move the court from Paris to have a better possibility to control them all. He also wanted to leave something glamorous to the next generations, something that will show his greatness and power.



   
 
 






© Elena Steingrad     www.louis-xiv.de     2000 -

the image of Louis XIV in the menu is taken from PC-Game "Versailles II" created by Cryo Interactive Entertainment. See the description of that game under "Software" for more information.