2. A home for himself
A home for thousands of
High Nobility
Aristocrats
Reception hall for political and
state affairs
An work place for the members of
King Louis XIV’s government
A symbol of French Absolutism
and the power of King Louis XIV
4. King Louis XIV had an
adoration of oranges
He had his architect,
build an enclosed and
heated structure to grow
oranges during the
winter
The Orangerie was 510
ft long and 69 ft long
It held around 2,000
orange trees
5. Turned his father’s
bedroom and
bathroom into a
private dining
room for 30 people
Built an opera
house for 712
people
6. Marie Antoinette’s little
town
Built from 1783-1785
Contained
a farm
cottages with gardens
a mill
a dovecote (bird house)
a tower with an
extravagant view
Actual peasants lived
and worked on the land
7. The Palace of Versailles
remained empty during
the French Revolution
In 1837, the Palace of
Versailles was converted
into a museum by King
Louis-Philippe
Dedicated to all of the
glories of the country
8. The Treaty of Versailles
was signed in the Hall of
Mirrors
The Treaty of Versailles
was signed in the Palace of
Versailles because
Paris is a famous place to sign
treaties
Germany used the Palace of
Versailles in 1871 to declare it’s
empire
9. The Palace of
Versailles went
under restoration
in 2003 and is
expected to end in
2020
Repave the roads
“Make it sparkle”
10. Jackson J. Spielvogel, Western Civilization, Volume II: Since 1500, Seventh Edition (Thomson Higher Education,
2009), 455
Linda Tagliaferro, Palace of Versilles, France’s Royal Jewel (Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2005), 22-25
James Barter, The Palace of Versailles (Lucent Books, Inc 1999), 60
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