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0:19 Versa wasn't built in a
0:22 day it All Began in
0:25 1629 when King Louis the 13th had a
0:28 hunting lodge built replaced sometime
0:31 later by a stone and brick chatau King
0:34 Louis I 14th inherited this small chatau
0:37 in 1666 The Sovereign embarked on major
0:41 building work over 50 years he continued
0:43 to extend and transform what became
0:54 verai architect Lou devu designed two
0:55 symmetrical grand apartments for the
0:59 king and the Queen [Music]
1:08 [Music]
1:10 Louis the 14th moved his government and
1:13 Court to Versa after a new program of
1:16 Works jul ardan msar replaced the
1:18 Terrace overlooking the grounds by the
1:20 Hall of Mirrors which became the Court's
1:23 main ceremonial reception room [Music]
1:36 mosa further extended the palace to
1:38 accommodate the royal family the court
1:47 departments with the servants the
1:50 kitchen and stable staff close to 10,000
1:57 palace at the end of his Reign Louis the
2:00 14th moved his bed chamber to the center
2:02 of the palace this room was the Hub of
2:05 the king's daily ceremonial routine and
2:07 that of all the Versa
2:09 coures towering over the other buildings
2:12 A Royal Chapel was finally built by msar
2:14 on the same scale as the [Music]
2:15 [Music]
2:18 palace when King Louis 15th moved to
2:20 versailes he broke with strict Court
2:22 etiquette and fitted out smaller
2:26 apartments for more comfort and privacy [Music]
2:39 at the end of his Reign Louis the 15th
2:41 built what the palace was missing a real Opera
2:42 Opera [Music]
2:47 [Music]
2:50 House architect Gabrielle modernized the
2:53 facad closest to the
2:56 town in 1789 the French Revolution
2:58 forced the royal family to leave Versa
3:01 for Paris
3:09 [Music]
3:11 uncertain with the revolution the Royal
3:14 railings a symbol of absolutism were
3:24 good the collections of paintings were
3:26 taken to the louv and the furniture was
3:48 preserved during the first Empire
3:50 Napoleon renovated the granor for
3:57 months sometime later Louis the 18th
4:00 restored the symmetry of the palace by a
4:05 DU Louis Philip transformed the former
4:09 Royal residence into an Historical
4:11 Museum the former Prince's Apartments
4:14 were replaced by a large gallery of
4:26 bat the fledgling French Republic took
4:29 possession of Versa and renovated the
4:32 ALU congre to accommodate the National
4:40 Senate their side today is the result of
4:41 this long
4:44 history a former Royal Palace with
4:47 prestigious collections an Historical
4:50 Museum a republican
4:53 Palace it's also a living place which
4:55 hosts festivals and shows dazzling as it
4:57 did under Louis the 14th visitors from
5:36 [Music]
5:40 The Gardens of asai created by Andre Lut
5:43 are a key component of the royal
5:45 residence they surround the Shadow on three
5:47 three
5:51 sides in the 1660s the East West axis
5:56 perspective the gardens surrounding the
5:59 palace were made up of parter enhanced
6:02 by fountains they are extended by paths
6:05 opening onto copses with surprising
6:46 King Louis the 14th had the grand trior
6:48 built in the grounds as a summer Family
6:51 Residence and a refuge from the hubhub
7:06 King Louis the 15th fitted out the put
7:08 Triano for Madame de
7:11 pador and Louis the 16th gave it to his
7:13 young wife Mar [Music]
7:21 antoinet the queen gave orders for the
7:23 gardens to be replanted in the English
7:26 style and built a rustic Hamlet a
7:30 working farm complete with cottages [Music]
