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Palace and Park of Versailles

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Top 100

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: France

Best of: Architecture, Palace

Description:

The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape architects, it provided Europe with a model of the ideal royal residence for over a century. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Palace and Park of Versailles", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.