Palace of Versailles

Stuart Jacome
Arch 211- M11
Prof. Khorsandi
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Palace of Versailles

Before becoming a home for three of france’s kings, versailles was a hunting pavilion constructed by Nicolas Huaut. The Palace also came with a royal garden where the court of france would spend time. Since the palace was so large there were a few architects that have worked on this structure over time. These include Louis Le Vau, Jules Hardouin Mansart, Ange- Jacques Gabriel, Claude Perrault, Frederic Nepveu, Robert De Cott, Philibert Le Roy, and Jacques Gabriel. Louis did not was to be restraint to just a classical design, instead he chose to have classical/ large structural elements that contained a highly decorated and luxurious Baroque style. Louis XIV’s palace was finished twenty- one years after it begun construction in 1661. The palace contained 700 rooms, 2,153 windows, and each floor takes up to 67,000 square meters. This palace was designed to revolve around the king himself and emphasize his importance. Louis had the gardens built along the west and east side of the palace so that the sun would rise and set around the axis of his home. Also, the gardens were filled with sculptures and gold paintings that were focused on him. The Hall of Mirrors is one of the most important rooms in the palace; it runs along the length of the central building, with windows that look over the gardens. The other was was covered with three- hundred fifty seven mirrors that would light up the inside of the palace to remind everyone of the king’s power. The hall of mirrors was also used for many parties including a wedding of Louis XVI and Marie antoinette, and a few military agreements.


 








https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/reformation-counter-reformation/a/chteau-de-versailles


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