Versailles /

Nothing represents the glorious and fraught history of France quite like the Palace of Versailles. Made famous by the absolutist king Louis XIV, Versailles became legendary for the splendor of its revels, but then, after the Revolution of 1789, it fell into disrepute as a reminder of royal excess an...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Jones, Colin, 1947- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, [2018]
Subjects:	Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) > History. Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) > Design and construction. Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) ARCHITECTURE / History / Baroque & Rococo. HISTORY / Europe / France. HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century.