The Palace of Versailles, from the Ancien Régime to our time

The Palace of Versailles is one of the key places in the history of France, an expression of the splendours of royalty, rich in architectural and artistic treasures. But Versailles is also the reflection of over a century in the history of France, through its kings, their courts and their governments and, beyond them, all the society of the Ancien Régime.

The contents of issue no.9 of Château de Versailles:

- Madame de Pompadour at Versailles
- Water features and gardens in the emotional life of Louis XIV
- The Provostship administration
- The itinerant court in the time of Louis XIV
- The key places of the palace
- 15 June 1722: Louis XV returns to Versailles
- Madame Élisabeth
- Schopenhauer at Versailles in 1803
- The King’s bedchamber
- The town of Versailles on the eve of the Revolution

Co-publishers: Château de Versailles et Editions Soteca
Periodicity: quarterly
Language: french
Size: L29.7 x l 23 cm