The palace of Louis XIV outside Paris, enlarged from a hunting lodge in great campaigns from 1661 under the architects Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-Mansart, the painter Charles Le Brun and the garden designer Andre Le Notre. Its Hall of Mirrors and axial gardens made it the model of the Baroque court palace, imitated by monarchies across Europe.
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In Style
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
Uses Element
Source Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of ArchitectureBanister Fletcher, edited by Dan Cruickshank (20th edition)
Source Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of ArchitectureBanister Fletcher, edited by Dan Cruickshank (20th edition)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, located there.
Sources
1. Palace of Versailles (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEntity description and the lead of the Wikipedia articleQuote, Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
The Palace of Versailles (French: Château de Versailles) is a château and historic monument in Versailles in the Yvelines department of France, southwest of Paris. It served as the principal residence of the French kings Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI.
The king, the court, and the royal government lived there permanently from 6 May 1682 until 6 October 1789, except during the Regency years (1715-1723). Conceived by Louis XIV to glorify the French monarchy, the palace became the most important architectural project of his reign and is considered one of the masterpieces of French classical a
2. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.britannica.com/topic/Palace-of-Versailles, Louis XIV transformation section
Under the guidance of Louis XIV (reigned 1643-1715), the residence was transformed (1661-1710) into an immense and extravagant complex surrounded by stylized French and English gardens. Every detail of its construction was intended to glorify the king. The additions were designed by such renowned architects as Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Robert de Cotte, and Louis Le Vau. Charles Le Brun oversaw the interior decoration.
- In Style: Baroque Architecture
View the Source 3. Wikidata: Palace of Versailles
- Wikidata Q2946, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q2946, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
View the SourcePalace of Versailles (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1661)Quote, Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1661)
Wikidata item Q2946, property P571: 1661
Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture
Banister Fletcher, edited by Dan Cruickshank (20th edition), Architectural Press, 1996- Uses Element: Column
- Uses Element: Pilaster
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