Most tourists visiting the stunning palace of versailles tour the huge halls and grounds.
Hidden rooms in the palace of versailles.
From its surprising origins to some shocking modern day developments here s the bizarre history of the palace of versailles.
The queen s apartments which overlook the midi parterre are a series of rooms whose layout is identical to that of the king s state apartments to the north.
It was a major power center of the french royal family until 1789 when the french revolution broke out and the versailles secret rooms are its hidden core.
We know the palace of versailles as the iconic french castle.
The palace of versailles has hosted some of the most important moments in european history and it s also seen its fair share of wild parties and crazy antics.
In the 1980s the canadian born photographer won a contract to document the ongoing restoration of the historic french palace giving him and his camera lense an all access pass to backstage versailles.
When the sun rose on 26 december versailles looked quite different than the day before.
An 18th century style toilet is behind a hidden door in the wall.
On the floor of this room there is a copper strip marking the versailles meridian.
The great and hidden splendors of the sun king s palace by catherine pégard will be published in september 2017 by vendome.
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In 2017 the palace of versailles received 7 700 000 visitors making it the second most visited monument in the île de france region just behind the louvre and ahead of the eiffel tower.
Gusts of wind as intense as 210km hr 130mph pummeled versailles over about 2 hours in the dead of night.
Louis xv was very interested in science and especially astronomy.
When the school groups have gone home inside hidden rooms that likely no tourist will ever see polidori has had the truly unique opportunity.
Queen maria theresa louis xiv s wife was the first person to live in these apartments but she died not long after moving in in 1683.
Louis xv s desk in the palace of versailles.
The layout of the first floor of the palace was perfectly symmetrical with the.
The room has floor to ceiling gold detail and elements of the.
The stunning architecture.