Main article: History of the Palace of Versailles Versailles around 1652, engraving by Jacques Gomboust [ fr] Versailles, "capital" of the kingdom, 1682". en.chateauversailles.fr. Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles. 22 November 2016 . Retrieved 18 June 2021.

In 1978, parts of the palace were heavily damaged in a bombing committed by Breton terrorists. [127] The Royal Chapel of Versailles is located at the southern end of the north wing. [169] The building stands 40-meter (130ft) high, and measures 42 meters (138ft) long and 24 meters (79ft) wide. [170] The chapel is rectangular with a semicircular apse, [171] combining traditional, Gothic royal French church architecture with the French Baroque style of Versailles. [170] [172] The ceiling of the chapel is constituted by an unbroken vault, divided into three frescos by Antoine Coypel, Charles de La Fosse, and Jean Jouvenet. [170] The palette of motifs beneath the frescoes glorify the deeds of Louis IX, and include images of David, Constantine, Charlemagne, and Louis IX, fleur de lis, and Louis XIV's monogram. [173]

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Domaine national de Marly". Base Mérimée (in French). Ministry of Culture . Retrieved 26 August 2021.

Hoog, Simone (1996). "Versailles". In Turner, Jane (ed.). The Dictionary of Art. Vol.32. New York: Grove. pp.369–374. ISBN 9781884446009. Also at Oxford Art Online (subscription required). The apartments of the King were the heart of the château; they were in the same location as the rooms of Louis XIII, the creator of the château, on the first floor (second floor US style). They were set aside for the personal use of Louis XIV in 1683. He and his successors Louis XV and Louis XVI used these rooms for official functions, such as the ceremonial lever ("waking up") and the coucher ("going to bed") of the monarch, which was attended by a crowd of courtiers.Work at Versailles was at first concentrated on its park and gardens, [43] [44] and through the 1660s, Le Vau only added two detached service wings and a forecourt to the château. [45] [46] But in 1668–69, [47] [48] as a response to the growth of the gardens, [49] and victory over Spain in the War of Devolution, [47] [48] Louis XIV decided to turn Versailles into a full-scale royal residence. [45] [50] He vacillated between replacing or incorporating his father's château, but settled on the latter by the end of the decade, [47] [48] [51] and from 1668 to 1671, [52] Louis XIII's château was encased on three sides in a feature dubbed the enveloppe. [48] [53] This gave the château a new, Italianate façade overlooking the gardens, but preserved the courtyard façade, [54] [55] resulting in a mix of styles and materials that dismayed Louis XIV [55] and that Colbert described as a "patchwork". [56] Attempts to homogenize the two façades failed, and in 1670 Le Vau died, [57] leaving the post of First Architect to the King vacant for the next seven years. [58] As warm and entertaining as their much-loved show, A Year at the Château is a truly irresistible story of adventure and heart, epic ambitions and a huge amount of hard graft. The main characters are a set of friends, who have reached a certain age and they want to take things a bit easier, so they decide to all chip in and buy a property in the country. Although they were going to have separate living quarters, I did wonder if perhaps they would end up falling out or living in such close quarters would be a step too far for some of the characters. I can't say that I particularly warmed to any of the characters but at the same time I didn't particularly dislike any of them. The palace still serves political functions. Heads of state are regaled in the Hall of Mirrors; the bicameral French Parliament—consisting of the Senate ( Sénat) and the National Assembly ( Assemblée nationale)—meet in joint session (a congress of the French Parliament) in Versailles [232] to revise or otherwise amend the French Constitution, a tradition that came into effect with the promulgation of the 1875 Constitution. [234] For example, the Parliament met in joint session at Versailles to pass constitutional amendments in June 1999 (for domestic applicability of International Criminal Court decisions and for gender equality in candidate lists), in January 2000 (ratifying the Treaty of Amsterdam), and in March 2003 (specifying the "decentralized organization" of the French Republic). [232]

The Orangery". en.chateauversailles.fr. Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles. 8 December 2016 . Retrieved 14 August 2021.

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