Château de Versailles
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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