Versailles

Sight seeing at Versailles was a highlight of the trip. We loved the Hall of Mirrors!
Check out the pictures below. Some are linked to much larger views.



Starting in 1668 with his father's modest modest hunting lodge,
Louis XIV built the largest palace in Europe, housing 20,000 people at a time.
Louis XIV statue stand where a gilded gateway once marked the beginning of the Royal Courtyard


The Royal Court Yard where only the Royal coach was allowed to enter



A very small section of the immense gardens.






Hall of Mirrors

Great State Occasions were held in the multimirrored room stretching 233 ft. along the west facade.
Here in1919 the Treaty of Versailles was ratified, ending World War I. ...
Our Doll group in the Hall of Mirrors!!




Wow, look at the painted ceiling!




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