During the worst winter in 500 years ... Bust of Louis XIV by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Palace of Versailles Photograph by DEA/Album The rivers, canal network, and ports froze, and snow reportedly ...

The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape ...

We visited the Palace of Versailles on a day trip from Paris in November 2023. It was a cold and rainy winter day, but that didn’t stop us from enjoying everything the palace had to offer.

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 ...

In December 2022, a small crowd gathered around the Fountain of Apollo in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles to watch a crane lift the Greek god and his four-horse chariot out of the water.

Equestrian events will take place at the Palace of Versailles, the iconic home to the court of Louis XIV. The first French site to be awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 1979, the gardens of the ...

The Château de Versailles, a former royal residence, was originally constructed as a hunting lodge in 1623. Louis XIV renovated and expanded the palace, eventually moving his court to Versailles.

Customers duped by the pieces included the Palace of Versailles along with wealthy collectors including a Qatari prince. Continuing unnoticed for years, the scam caused an estimated 4.5 million ...

Hong Kong will showcase roughly 100 masterpieces from the Palace of Versailles in December this year. The exhibit will come after a display in Beijing, which is part of the celebrations to mark ...