Was Versailles ever sold?

In 1794, it was decreed that “the buildings and gardens of Saint-Cloud, Bellevue, Monceaux, le Raincy, Versailles (…) will not be sold but preserved and maintained at the expense of the Republic for the pleasure and enjoyment of the people and to serve as useful establishments for agriculture and the arts”.



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Rates at Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle start at $2,077 per night and include a dedicated butler, daily tours of the Château de Versailles, breakfast, and afternoon tea. This story was originally published on October 19, 2019, and was updated on June 2, 2021 to include current information.

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The Louvre is the larger building (72 135 square meters vs. 63 154). But the grounds of Versailles are enormous, much larger than those of the Louvre, and the total park covers 1070 hectares.

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Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Versailles You would need around 4,830.0€ in Versailles to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with 5,300.0€ in Paris (assuming you rent in both cities).

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The heating and air-conditioning system is backed by geothermal energy. Water at a constant temperature of 12 degrees is drawn from the water table, 40m below the building. The water then circulates within the heating system.

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While it smells fine now, hygiene practices (or the lack thereof) in France during Louis XIII's reign meant that the palace smelled like urine, fecal matter, and more. Some claim that a lack of toilets in the palace even led some visitors to relieve themselves behind curtains and pillars.

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Following the death of Louis XIV in September 1715, the court abandoned Versailles for Vincennes and transplanted itself briefly to Paris the following December. Versailles entered a long period of neglect.

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Gold leaf certainly features in the decoration style of the interior of Versailles. In fact, there were solid gold table services (flatware and plates) in Versailles in the eighteenth century. But the Palace of Versailles itself is not made of gold.

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The residence gradually went from being a hunting lodge to a residence for leisure that saw grand parties and entertainment held in the gardens (such as the ones in 1664, 1668 and 1674). From 1682 it became the main residence of the French Court and government.

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Buckingham has 500,000 public visitors a year. Which is still 14,500,000 fewer than Versailles.

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Access to the Palace and the estate of Trianon is free for visitors under 18 (or under 26 residing in the EU).

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To be clear: though this comes as a surprise to most people interested in history or architecture, Caserta is much, much bigger than Versailles. The Reggia di Caserta, as it is known in Italian, is a magnificent representation of Baroque architecture.

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The Hall of Mirrors, the most famous room in the Palace, was built to replace a large terrace designed by the architect Louis Le Vau, which opened onto the garden.

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Palace of Versailles wedding cost will exceed 100 000 euro with optimal budgets starting at 200 000 euro. The venue rent itself varies from 18 000 euro for the Crusades Rooms to 70 000 euro for the Gallery of Battles or Orangerie.

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Unaccompanied visit of the Palace: Visitors to the Palace must book in advance and select a specific time slot. We highly recommend that visitors pre-book their tickets online.

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