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Palace of Versailles: 400 years of history told in a unique gallery

2023-09-27T14:10:58.147Z

Highlights: The Gallery of History of the Palace of Versailles has been restored after nine months of work. The restoration includes works that had never been shown to the public before. The gallery shows the evolution of the palace from a hunting lodge to one of the world's most famous palaces. It is the first time the gallery has been open to the general public since the restoration was completed in September 2013. For more information, visit the gallery's website or go to: http://www.palaceofversailles.org/.


From the hunting lodge built by Louis XIII in 1,623 to the modern royal domain we know today, the construction of this


How did a small hunting lodge built to track game in the forests of Yvelin become one of the greatest monuments of world heritage? In the Gallery of History of the Palace of Versailles, just restored after nine months of work, each stage of this crazy adventure is revealed through works, some of which had never been shown to the public before. This wing has been reintegrated into the visit route since September 21.

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