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Versailles
Versailles City in
n France, 16km (10mi)
wsw of Paris, capital of Yvelines department. It is famous for its former royal palace, now a world heritage site visited by two million tourists a year. Louis XIII built his hunting lodge at Versailles. In 1682, Louis XIV made Versailles his royal seat and transformed the lodge into a palace with extensive gardens. The architects Louis
Le Vau, Jules
Hardouin-Mansart, and Robert de Cotte built the monumental palace in a French classical style. Charles
Le Brun designed the interior, which includes the Royal Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors. André
Le Nôtre landscaped the magnificent gardens. The park also contains the Grand and Petit Trianon Palaces. Versailles was a royal residence until the French Revolution (1789). It was the scene of the signing of several peace treaties, notably at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. Pop. (1999) 85,726.
http://www.chateauversailles.fr
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Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 3/11/2008; ; 632 words
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Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 2/23/2000; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 12/11/2003; ; 700+ words
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Versailles
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
VERSAILLES VERSAILLES. The seat of the French monarchy from 1682 to 1789, Louis XIV's chateau at Versailles had its origins in a modest hunting lodge built in 1623 for his father, Louis XIII. When Louis XIV (ruled 1643 – 1715...
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Treaty of Versailles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
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Versailles, Treaty of (1920)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
VERSAILLES, TREATY OF (1920) Treaty ending World War I; it established...18 January 1919, resulted in five treaties. The Treaty of Versailles, signed on 28 June at Versailles, France, and ratified on 20 January 1920, addressed the...
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