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Stuart Jacome Arch 211- M11 Prof. Khorsandi Blog Post 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...