Château de Versailles
May 25, 2009
700 rooms, 67 staircases, 2,153 windows… a hall of mirrors, secret doors, Kings, Queens, art and splendor. Sounds like the setting of a fairy tale! The Palace of Versailles has a history that is very fairy tale-like. What started as a “small” hunting lodge eventually became the epicenter of French politics and royal life.
(This is the famous “Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.)
One very famous resident of Versailles was Marie Antoinette, the wife of King Louis XVI. There have been many movies and books written about her life. She grew tired and bored of the “palace life” and had a small village built on the grounds of the Palace so she could “play” like she was a villager.
Here are some of the animals that live there today in her “village”.
The Palace of Versailles was very grand – it had many gold guilded gates like this one:
Huge lawns and beautiful fountains that were bigger than swimming pools:
All that luxury wore this lion out. Whew!
Have an Adventure Every Day!
Love, Dewey
P.s. Use what you’ve learned about internet research to find out who else lived in Versailles. Name two people and when they lived there and you might get tickets from Mrs. Gentis!
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andres | May 26th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Is Bonesparte and Robespierre
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♥Adrianna♥ | May 26th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Did Deweyy have fun &The Hall of Mirrors look Beautiful i wish my house was like that with 700 rooms but i would be scared with 2,153 windows but having a 2story house is okay! ☺
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leonel | May 26th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
the kings and napoleon
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miguel | May 26th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
In 1682, Louis XIV chose Versailles as the fixed residence of the sovereigns.
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christinee | May 26th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
WOW! france sure is a beautiful place. it has a very rich history and where i would love to go someday.
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$GABRIEL$ | May 26th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
that hall beautiful☺
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lesly | May 26th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
wow that is realy cool!
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alejandra | May 26th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
i do know that the queen lived there. i really did try i just couldn’t find the information sorry
Alejandra
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Victoria | May 26th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Im not sure who livrd in Versailles BUT i heard the MS. Marie Antoinette was a BAD bqueen when she had heard that the poor didnt have enough bread she told them to eat CAKE
BAD QUEEN!!!!!
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Sam | June 1st, 2009 at 11:16 am
Hey I got a comment from victoria asking me what Vancouver is like. I actually don’t live in vancouver I live on vancouver island which is the island right beside vancouver on the west coast of canada. Its usally pretty rainy here but it’s nice in the summer. today its actually 27 degrees celecius. The last couple weeks we have been really lucky and we have gotten sun.
I think that it would be really cool for dewey or emerson to go to kiev ukraine. just a suggestion.