Château of Versailles
| Palace of Versailles | |
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| Château de Versailles | |
Aerial view of the Palace from above the Gardens of Versailles
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Location within Île-de-France
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| General information | |
| Location | Versailles, France |
| Coordinates | 48°48′16″N 2°07′23″E / 48.804404°N 2.123162°ECoordinates: 48°48′16″N 2°07′23″E / 48.804404°N 2.123162°E |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 67,000 m2 (721,182 ft2) |
| Website | |
| Official site of the Chateau de Versailles | |
| Official name | Palace and Park of Versailles |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, vi |
| Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
| Reference no. | 83 |
| State Party | France |
| Region | Europe |
The Palace of Versailles, Château de Versailles, or simply Versailles (English /vɛərˈsaɪ/ vair-SY or /vərˈsaɪ/ vər-SY; French: [vɛʁsaj]), is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France.
When the château was built, Versailles was a small village dating from the 11th century; today, however, it is a wealthy suburb of Paris, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the centre of the French capital (point zero at square in front of Notre Dame). Versailles was the seat of political power in the Kingdom of France from 1682, when King Louis XIV moved the royal court from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789, within three months after the beginning of the French Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
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