The Palace of Versailles, known as château de Versailles in French, is a paragon of Baroque architecture that once served as a royal residence and the de facto capital of France—but its ...

Louis XV and Louis XVI Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent The sprawling grounds of France’s opulent Palace of Versailles are not only a masterpiece of landscaping, but a mark of 17th-century ...

Laura French The Château de Versailles, the sprawling palace and former seat of power, is located 10 miles southwest of Paris in Versailles. Every year, nearly 10 million travelers make the trek ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Any mention of the Palace of Versailles is likely to summon images of gilt panelling, extravagant coiffure ...

In June, delegates from 32 countries met at the Palace of Versailles near Paris to make peace after World War One - the peace they hoped would ‘end all wars’. No Germans were invited to the ...