1624, the King Louis XIII to 10000 Riffle price to buy an area of 117 acres of forest law, wasteland and marshes near the site of the Palace of Versailles and the construction of a two-storey red brick building, as a hunting palace. At that time the palace of Versailles has only 26 rooms, one for the arsenal and furniture storage room, on the second floor of the King office, bedroom, interview room, hidden dressing room, bedroom and other rooms entourage.
1660, the Louis XIV visited the Chancellor of the Exchequer rich cover (Fouquet) of fertile Viscount Castle (Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte), its magnificent houses and gardens impressed, and so was the royal palace on the outskirts of Paris without one can be compared with. So, its not the anger of Louis XIV of duty, corruption charges will Fouquet put the Bastille, and ordered Wal-Vaux-le-Vicomte designer Le Notre (André Le N & amp; ocirc; tre) and the famous architect Le Vau (Louis le Vau) to design a new palace. Louis XIV then decided to move out of the royal palace because people continue to revolt against the royal family and chaotic bustle of the city of Paris, the study decided to weigh in Versailles Louis XIII hunting palace built based on the new palace, and to that end the procurement 6.7 square kilometers of land. In 1667, Le Notre designed Versailles gardens and fountains, Lewo hunting palace in the west, north and south side Tim build a new palace, the original hunting palace surrounded. The former palace of the east facade was retained as the main entrance, the construction of the marble courtyard (Marble Court).
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1674, the architect Mengsuo (Jules Hardouin Mansart) from Bayer Leverkusen took over Versailles project, he build a palace north and south wings, chapel, orangery and stables and other outbuildings size and former palace built three radial Avenue. In order to attract residents to settle in Versailles, Versailles town also built a large number of residential and office space. To ensure the smooth construction of the Palace of Versailles, Louis XIV ordered the country within the inner 10-year ban the use of other new buildings of stone.
1682 Nian 5 May 6, announced the French court of Louis XIV moved from Paris to Versailles. In 1688, the main part of the construction of Versailles completion. In 1710, the palace and gardens of Versailles, the entire building completed and soon to become Europe's largest, most magnificent and most luxurious palaces and aristocratic activity in France and Europe in the center, arts center and the birthplace of fashion culture. In its heyday, the palace residence of the Prince of princes, ladies, Prince nobles, bishops and their attendants servant as much as much as 36,000. There are also stationed at Versailles hundred Swiss Guards, Scots Guards, the police court, Wong Kar-wai 6000 team, 4000 infantry and 4000 cavalry. So when the construction is completed, a total of more than 1,300 rooms, the palace seemed enormous. To accommodate its large number of "official mistress", Louis XIV also built the Grand Trianon and Marly Palace. King Louis XV and Louis XVI period and built a small farm in Switzerland Trianon Palace and other buildings. In 1762, the Louvre in Paris by the French royal family moved to settle here. October 6, 1789, Louis XVI was the French Revolution in Paris, people rely on the city to Paris, after pushed guillotined. Versailles as a history of the French court to this end. Subsequent revolutionary Reign of Terror, Versailles was washed repeatedly swept people, palace furnishings furniture, paintings, tapestries, chandeliers and furnishings items were looted, demolished the palace doors and windows smashed. In 1793, the remnants of the palace of Versailles, art and furniture are diverted to Paris city hall another art treasures - the Louvre, Versailles reduced to rubble.
1833, the Orleans dynasty of King Louis Philippe ordered the repair of the Palace of Versailles, to read History.
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