Palace Of Versailles Research Paper

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The Palace of Versailles is located about 10 miles outside of Paris. It is in the town of Versailles which at the time when the palace was constructed; the town was very small and later grew to a larger size of about 60,000 people. Originally the palace grounds were purchased by Louis XIII for hunting, at the time when the land was bought it was un-developed. The land was perfect a habitat for animals. Later when Louis XIV assumed the throne he began changing the land. In the time of Louis XIV's rule he changed the grounds drastically. While he was in control he made many enhancements to the grounds; he added a palace the consisted of a north and south wing, gardens and pressurized fountains. Another one of his enhancements included a mile long canal that was used for naval demonstrations. After the French government moved into the Palace of Versailles the king believed his work load became too much. To eliminate stress the King built himself a retreat about a mile away from the main palace called Grand Trianon. Once his …show more content…

The palace has a very large scale with many windows. The palace had around 350 living areas. The room types and sizes varied some were small attic spaces and some were large apartments. When someone was to come to the palace the room they got depended on the rank according to the King; the higher the rank the better of a room you got. The bedroom of King Louis XIV, was built on the second floor and was located in the center of the palace. The day to day activities of the King was long and began around 8:30am when he was awoken by the head Chamber Valet. The first event, known as The First court assembly, began with Doctors, familiars and a few of the Kings close favorites who enjoyed the privilege of watching morning rituals of the King. The events included the king being washed, combed and shaven every other day. After his bathing rituals the king was dressed and

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