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 beginnings are ...
Marie Antoinette’s Versailles quarters are reopening to the public, including the Gold Room. Photo: T. Garnier. Courtesy of Château de Versailles. Shortly after her arrival in Versailles in 1770 to ...
In July, I visited Versailles in France for the first time. I quickly wished I'd gone somewhere else. The palace and surrounding estate were awe-inspiring, but so packed that I struggled to enjoy them ...