Friday essay: what is it about Versailles?
The Palace of Versailles. By Lillian Evind Versailles is one of the largest, most elaborate, royal palaces ever built. This huge and magnificent palace started as a hunting lodge that was built for King Louis XIII in 1624. The small lodge was the beginning of an extremely huge palace that would cost the French government more then they could imagine. Louis XIV (The Sun King) built Versailles.
The Palace of Versailles located approximately twelve miles outside Paris, France and is viewed as a place to showcase modern art.Much of the art that the palace has put on exhibitions over the years has brought a lot of controversy including the most recent one by Japanese artist Takashi Murakimi.Looking back at the 400 years of history at the Palace of Versailles it was once a home for the.
Palace of Versailles, former French royal residence and center of government, now a national landmark. It is located in the city of Versailles in northern France, 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Paris. As the center of the French court, Versailles was one of the grandest theaters of European absolutism.
The Palace of Versailles was a symbol of power and culture, a symbol that made lesser, poorer nations burn with envy. The sheer size of the building is a tribute to its creators. As a result of the building of the palace the center of the Northern European Renaissance shifted to France. France gained influence while losing vast amounts of money, a trade off of sorts. By the time the revolution.
The palace of Versailles’ size and finery exhibited Louis XIV’s supreme wealth and boasted his power as an absolute monarch. The palace itself sent a message to the people of France and to other leaders that Louis XIV was in full control. The Park of Versailles has over 2037 acres with over 232 acres of gardens.
View of Versailles Palace. Orangerie Gardens at Versailles. Introduction. The Palace of Versailles (built c.1624-98), a magnificent example of French Baroque architecture, is the most famous royal chateau in France.The gigantic scale of Versailles exemplifies the architectural theme of 'creation by division' - a series of simple repetitions rhythmically marked off by the repetition of the.
After watching the video on the Palace of Versailles in the Instructor Insights please answer the following: Explain why Louis XIV wanted to build the palace of Versailles? The first building campaign began for what reason? During the third campaign what major room was created? Palace of Versailles lost its function as a royal palace after what event.