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Versailles is a town famous for the Palace of Versailles, which was the capital of the kingdom of France from 1682 to 1789. Nowadays is a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still a major administrative centre. Situated in the west of Paris, 17km from the city centre more exactly, Versailles is the administrative seat of the Yvelines department. The population of the city is about 90,000 inhabitants. The city of Versailles has an area of 26.18 km², which is a quarter of the area of the city of Paris.
Versailles was made the capital of the former Seine-et-Oise département in March 1790. By the 1960s, the Seine-et-Oise département had more than 2 million inhabitants, and was too large to govern hence its division into three départements in 1968. Versailles was made the préfecture of the Yvelines département, the largest part of the former Seine-et-Oise département.
The city has a symmetrical grid of streets. Versailles was a very modern European city in the 18th century. Versailles is a chic city well linked with Paris by numerous train lines. Versailles is a place of services, such as public administration, tourism, business congresses, and festivals. Versailles is also an important military centre, with several units and training schools headquartered at the Satory military base, which was the headquarters of the 2nd French Armoured Division until 1999, and where a military exhibition is organised every year.
In the past, Versailles has been known for several treaties such as Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolutionary War and the Treaty of Versailles, ending World War I.
Attractions in Versailles
Museums and monuments to visit
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Chateau de VersaillesThe Palace of Versailles was the place of residence of the Kings of France such as LouisXIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI. This royal palace is one of the most remarkable in France and in the world, thanks ... -
Cathédrale Saint-LouisThe village church of Versailles, before construction of the castle was dedicated to St. Julien Brioude. This church was demolished in 1681. On its site was built the great common of the castle. The ... -
Salle du Jeu de PaumeBuilt in 1686, this room was destined to play a game resembling tennis. It is in this room that was the oath of the Jeu de Paume, where members of the Third Estate s'autoproclamèrent ... -
Maison des JardiesHouse of Jardies and his cottage were built in 1838. Initial ownership of Balzac, he had to flee in 1840, however, because of its creditors. It only remains for him a beautiful rustic buffet, moved ... -
Domaine national de Saint-CloudThe national domain of Saint-Cloud is located on the outskirts of the city of Paris, it offers nature lovers an area of 460 hectares of gardens, fountains and sculptures, designed at the time by ... -
Château de MalmaisonMalmaison castle reveals you to Bonaparte's admiration for the antique. Its entry Olympian and overhanging facades of classical statues testify. Lobbies to lounges, marble, wood, gilt bronze, ... -
Musée de la contrefaçonThe Museum of counterfeiting was established in 1951 at the initiative of the Union of Manufacturers for the International Protection of Industrial Property, and Art. For this association, the ... -
Château de la MadeleineIts construction began between 1030 and 1090. It was commissioned by Gui I, Seigneur de Chevreuse. They were defending the town of Chevreuse, a victim of looting. From that time that remains likely ... -
Musée du quai BranlyThe Musée du quai Branly (also known as the museum of primitive arts or the museum of culture and civilization of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas) is situated on "le quai ... -
Tour EiffelOriginally named "tower 300 meters," the Eiffel Tower was built for the Universal Exhibition of Paris of 1889 by Gustave Eiffel. Located on the grounds of the Champ de Mars, this piece ... -
Musée d'Art Moderne de la ville de ParisThe Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is hosted by "Palais de Tokyo". Collections of modern art of the city of Paris are brought together in the eastern wing of the ... -
Arc de triompheThe Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, (also known as the Place de l'Étoile), 2,2 km from the Place de la Concorde. The ... -
Musée de l'armée (Paris)The Musée de l'Armée was established in 1905. The museum is the home to the Tomb of Napoleon. The museum covers army and artillery antiques from ancient times, weapons used during ... -
Musée des Plans-ReliefsLocated within the Hôtel des Invalides, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs is a museum dedicated to three-dimensional models of fortified cities known as «plans-reliefs». These ... -
Tour MontparnasseThe Montparnasse Tower, 210 meters high, is the highest skyscraper in central Paris but also one of the highest in Europe. Each year around 750,000 visitors from every part of the world come to the ... -
Musée RodinMusée Rodin is situated in the heart of Paris, in Paris’ 7th arrondissement and in Meudon (hauts de Seine), with these two sites, the museum is one of the most visited (the 8th in France) ... -
Palais de la découverteThe Palais de la Découverte is a museum but also a cultural scientific centre situated in the west wind of the Grand Palais, close to the Champs-Elysées. Visited by almost 600,000 ... -
Le Grand PalaisBuilt in 1897 for the Universal Exhibition held from April 15 to November 12, 1900, the Grand Palais is a "monument dedicated by the Republic to the glory of French art", as explained in the ... -
Le Petit PalaisOverlooking the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais houses the collections of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in the city of Paris that offers a large overview of the artistic creation from the period of ... -
Musée de l'OrangerieThe musée de l’Orangerie, located in the heart of Paris in a former orange grove in the Jardin des Tuileries, is a museum dedicated to two art movements: Impressionism and ... -
Musée d'OrsayHoused in the former Orsay station, the Orsay Museum is the impressionist museum of Paris. Built in 1900, the beautiful "Gare d'Orsay" was one of Paris main stations with trains to ... -
Villa SavoyeThe Villa Savoye, named after its former owner Pierre Savoye is a symbol of the modernity of Le Corbusier. Located in the outskirts of Paris in the city of Poissy, it was a country retreat of the ... -
Musée du LuxembourgThe Musée du Luxembourg, of Paris, is a museum located in the sixth arrondissement near the Palais du Luxembourg. It was the first museum in France to be opened to the public since 1750 but ... -
Chapelle expiatoireThe Chapelle expiatoire is located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The chapel is dedicated to King Louis XVI and his Queen, Marie Antoinette, guillotined during the french revolution, although the ... -
Château de MaisonsDuring the reign of Louis XIII (1601-1643), architect François Mansart, started the construction in 1634. His style is characteristic of the return to antiquity appeared around 1650. The inauguration ... -
Musée des Arts DécoratifsLocated in the Marsan wing of the Louvre, the Museum of Decorative Arts has one of the largest collections of decorative arts in the world. 6000 oeuvres have presented are divided into five ... -
PanthéonThe Panthéon is a neo classical monument located in Paris in the center of the Latin Quarter. Originaly, it was built in the 18th century as a church in order to house the reliquary of Sainte ... -
Musée du LouvreThe Louvre is located on the bank of the Seine River, in Paris. Originally constructed as the fortress of Philippe Auguste in 1190, Charles V oversaw the first modernisation process (r. 1364-1380) ... -
Opéra GarnierPalais Garnier (or Opéra Garnier) forms with l’Opéra Bastille ‘l’Opéra national de Paris’. Considered to be one of the most beautiful in the world, l’Opéra Garnier is one of Paris’ ... -
Domaine national du Palais-RoyalThe Palais-Royal was built in the early 17th century by the Cardinal Richelieu. It stands at the opposite of the north wing of the Louvre. After the cardinal and Louis XIII death, who had inherited of ... -
Sainte ChapelleThe Sainte-Chapelle, the palatine chapel in the courtyard of the royal palace on the Île de la Cité, was built to house precious relics: Christ's crown of thorns, the holy cross and ... -
ConciergerieThe Conciergerie is the main vestige of the former Palais de la Cité which was the residence and the seat of power of the Kings of France. Today, the building is located on the Quai de ... -
Notre-Dame de ParisNotre-Dame de Paris (French for Our Lady of Paris), is not the largest Gothic Catholic cathedral in France, but its one of the most remarkable masterpiece of the Gothic period. After its completion, ... -
Église Saint-EustacheThe church of Saint Eustache was built from 1532 to 1640. Unique, its architecture is shaped has a Gothic cathedral, while the decoration is Renaissance. With 33.5 m high and 100 m long and 43 m wide, ... -
Muséum national d'histoire naturelleThe Museum national d’Histoire Naturelle is a museum in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, founded in 1635 as a research center by Guy de la Brosse, physician to Louis XIII, has a range of science ... -
Musée GrévinMusée Grévin is a private waxwork museum, situated in Paris, which is the equivalent of the Madame Tussauds wax museum, implanted in the major worldwide cities. The museum has wax models ... -
Institut du monde arabeThe Institute of the Arab World, located on Place Mohammed V in the fifth arrondissement of Paris, is a cultural institute opened in 1988 as a partnership between France and 22 Arab countries ... -
Centre Georges PompidouThe national centre of art and culture Centre Georges Pompidou was opened in 1977 providing Paris with a cultural institution dedicated entirely to modern and contemporary art. It lies in the heart of ... -
Mémorial de la ShoahIn the heart of the Marais, the Shoah Memorial is both a museum, a documentation center and a memorial whose purpose is to understand the past to illuminate the future.Since 2005, he put all these ... -
Église Saint-Nicolas-des-ChampsThe Catholic church Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs is located rue Saint-Martin in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. It have a Gothic style. Its construction dates from the twelfth, fifteenth and seventeenth ... -
Musée CarnavaletThe Musée Carnavelet (or Musée de l’Histoire de Paris) is a museum dedicated to the history Paris. The musem retraces the history of its buildings; 400,000 years of history, of ... -
Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de MontmartreThe foundation stone of the Basilique Sacré-Coeur was laid in 1875. It was consecrated in 1891, fully completed in 1914, and elevated to the status of a basilica in 1919, after the end of the ... -
Le Cimetière du Père LachaiseThe Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and one of the most famous in the world. Located in the 20th arrondissement of the city, now it stretches over an area of 44 ...
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