A connoisseur of 18th-century French furniture fooled buyers into purchasing chairs with fake royal pedigrees, authorities ...

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. And even ...

The sprawling grounds of France’s opulent Palace of Versailles ... designed at the request of the French king Louis XIV—the monarch who commissioned Versailles, also known as the Sun King.

Now open through January 4, 2026, an immersive experience at the Château de Versailles revives for the first time three ...

The series follows King Louis XIV of France as he tries to ... Throughout the series, almost all of the action is staged at Versailles: the palace under construction. Indeed, for totally ...

It was at Versailles that, on 6 October 1789, the people came to carry off Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette ... the Royal Star prolonged the great perspective of the Palace over five kilometres through ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: In summer, the palace hosts weekend fountain shows ... you might be surprised to learn that King Louis XIV's extravagant former residence had pretty humble-ish beginnings.

King Charles ... the historic Palais of Versailles on the outskirts of Paris on the first night of their three-day visit to the country. Versailles was a French Royal Palace for much of its ...

which King Louis XIV once gifted to French aristocrats. Located just opposite the Palace of Versailles, the hotel boasts an Age of Enlightenment theme, which is a direct nod to France’s 17th ...

This spring, visitors to the Château de Versailles, once home to French ... principal gardener under king Louis XIV, who will bring to life the role that leisure, architecture, and the governance ...

The exhibition, featuring loans from the Palace of Versailles and The Palace Museum in Beijing, celebrates the 60th ...