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    Versailles A World Heritage Site
    Versailles A World Heritage Site
    Versailles A World Heritage Site
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    Versailles A World Heritage Site

    By Jérôme Sabatier

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    Travel guide updated in February 2019.

    An exceptional palace for an exceptional king, Louis XIV, the Palace of Versailles remains the emblem of French monarchy. And no word would be enough to define its magnificence, surrounded by sumptuous French gardens, groves and fountains, a canal, a park sufficiently large for hunting outings and of course, in contrast to this exceptional and unique ensemble, the bucolic grounds of Marie-Antoinette’s Estate. And it is here at Versailles that the history of 17th and 18th century France was written.

    Here you’ll find all the information necessary to prepare your trip and your stay in Versailles in order to discover this exceptional site of indisputable universal value. You will find the following under the sections for the site : the reasons for its selection for the World Heritage list, the history of the site, many practical informations (Tourist Offices, suggested tours, museums, events, transports), and a selection of accommodation and restaurants. Informations, prices and opening hours shown are for 2019.

    But most importantly, this "Versailles, A World Heritage Site" travel guide also offers a suggested itinerary for visiting each site and monument. You'll also find tips (transport, pricing, activities ... ), anecdotes and all the possibilities for family-friendly visits to encourage children and families in their discovery.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJérôme Sabatier
    Release dateMay 28, 2018
    ISBN9791096111787
    Versailles A World Heritage Site
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    Jérôme Sabatier

    A word from the authorVisiting a Unesco World Heritage site is more than just simple tourism.It's a journey toward the discovery of cultures, history and nature.It's the opportunity to explore places that have contributed to the construction our history and our humanity, and that protect this heritage even today.It's the experience of being enriched by the collective universal memory that helps us understand the world around us.The sites on the World Heritage of Humanity list all have one thing in common: their universal nature. They teach us that the world – since antiquity – has been fashioned by often commercial crossroads encouraging cultural, scientific and religious fusions. They teach us that openness to others and exchange are indeed sources of prosperity for all societies.To travel to the heart of these World Heritage sites is to choose to embark on an ethnological, anthropological, sociological, historical, architectural, cultural or religious voyage ... or all this at once! In short, it represents a tourism based on tolerance among civilizations and on respect for future generations.Let's protect our fragile universal heritage. And let's pass it on to our children.

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      Versailles A World Heritage Site - Jérôme Sabatier

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      Table of Contents

      Cover

      Discover the Palace of Versailles and its Park

      VERSAILLES - PALACE AND PARK

      Maps

      World Heritage

      History

      Tourist Office

      Museums

      Events

      Transport

      Sleeping and Eating

      The Palace of Versailles

      Gardens and Park of Verailles

      The Grand Trianon

      The Marie-Antoinette's Estate

      The Place d'Armes

      The Town of Versailles (non classified)

      The 10 criteria used by UNESCO

      This Travel Guide

      logo 2018

      Discover the Palace of Versailles and its Park, classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Find all the information necessary to prepare and enjoy your stay. 

      Enjoy reading and especially, … bon voyage !

      Here you’ll find all the information necessary to prepare your trip and your stay in Versailles in order to discover this exceptional site of indisputable universal value. You will find the following under the sections for the site : the reasons for its selection for the World Heritage list, the history of the site, information on Tourist Offices and suggested tours, general information about museums in the area, an events calendar, practical information on transport (getting there and getting around at the site), and a selection of accommodation and restaurants. Informations, prices and opening hours shown are for 2018.

      But most importantly, this Versailles, A World Heritage Site travel guide also offers a suggested itinerary for visiting each site and monument. You'll also find tips (transport, pricing, activities ... ), anecdotes and all the possibilities for family-friendly visits to encourage children and families in their discovery.

      The other travel guides from the France's World Heritage Sites collection

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      Join us on www.france-world-heritage.com. In addition to the content, you will find: news, events not to be missed, interactive maps, hundreds of photographs, social networks...

      Awards wonVersailles - Palais et Parc

      VERSAILLES - PALACE AND PARK

      Visit time : 1 day.

      An exceptional palace for an exceptional king, Louis XIV, the Palace of Versailles remains the emblem of French monarchy. And no word would be enough to define its magnificence, surrounded by sumptuous French gardens, groves and fountains, a canal, a park sufficiently large for hunting outings and of course, in contrast to this exceptional and unique ensemble, the bucolic grounds of Marie-Antoinette’s Estate. And it is here at Versailles that the history of 17th and 18th century France was written.

      Maps

      Offline Map from the Palace of Versailles. To download first.

      Online interactive Map with all addresses and locations. Street View. On the website, at the bottom of page.

      World Heritage

      Carte Versailles

      Classified area listed as a World Heritage Site of Humanity by Unesco in 1979.

      The prestigious palace complex, including the Trianon palaces and the park of Versailles, is the result of a century and a half of work commissioned by the kings of France and entrusted to their greatest artists. The strongest impression was of course left by Louis XIV, who decided on the expansion of the small existing castle of brick and stone, built in 1624 by his father, Louis XIII. The first additions occurred after 1661 under the direction of Louis Le Vau, in a dominant Italian style. André Le Nôtre would design the gardens, which were soon to be famous throughout Europe.

      Versailles was considerably enlarged and radically changed after 1678, by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, who was able to impose a sober, colossal (the Palace of Versailles was developed next to the gardens at a length of 670 meters), homogeneous and majestic architectural style, now inseparable from the memory of the Sun King. The famous Hall of Mirrors between the War and Peace Salons, is the masterpiece of the classicist and typically French design, known more recently as the Louis XIV style. The Orangerie and the Grand Trianon are also the work of Hardouin-Mansart, who was assisted by Robert de Cotte for the Royal Chapel. The creations of Versailles from the 18th century are among the most perfect and most famous achievements of the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles : the Petit Trianon by Jacques Ange Gabriel in 1751, the decoration of Louis XV’s apartments by Verbeckt and Rousseau, and Marie-Antoinette’s apartments and hamlet by Richard Mique.

      The classified area, introduced in 1979, includes the palace, the Grand and Petit Trianons and the park.

      Criteria for selection

      Criterion (i) : The ensemble of the palace and park of Versailles is a unique artistic achievement in its scale, quality and originality.

      Criterion (ii) : Versailles has had considerable influence in Europe from the late 17th and 18th centuries. Wren used Versailles as inspiration at Hampton Court, Schlüter in Berlin, in

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