Chateau de Versailles
February 26th 2011 Friday 25 February
Today we decided to join the thronging crowds heading to the Château de Versailles (aka the Palace of Versailles). Its construction was started by Louis XIV ('The Sun King') in 1668. In it's heyday, it was the largest palace in Europe, housing up to 20,000 people (it really is huge)! Understandably, Louis found it a bit difficult to get any private time with his
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