Palace of Versailles, France

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Palace_of_Versailles,_France

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:palace
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 7 million
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Louis_Le_Vau gptkb:Jules_Hardouin-Mansart
gptkbp:area	about 67,000 m² (palace)
gptkbp:commissionedBy	gptkb:Louis_XIV
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	1661 1715
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Royal_Chapel gptkb:Hall_of_Mirrors gptkb:Royal_Stables gptkb:Gardens_of_Versailles gptkb:Grand_Trianon gptkb:Petit_Trianon gptkb:Royal_Opera gptkb:Queen's_Hamlet Fountains of Versailles
gptkbp:country	gptkb:France
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:Charles_Le_Brun
gptkbp:function	gptkb:museum gptkb:tourist_attraction
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Public_Establishment_of_the_Palace,_Museum_and_National_Estate_of_Versailles
gptkbp:hasParking	about 800 hectares
gptkbp:historicalEvent	1919 Treaty of Versailles signed here
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Palace of Versailles, France
gptkbp:influenced	European palaces
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Italian_Baroque
gptkbp:landscapeArchitect	gptkb:André_Le_Nôtre
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:France gptkb:Versailles gptkb:Île-de-France
gptkbp:notableEvent	French Revolution (royal family forced to leave in 1789)
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Royal_Chapel gptkb:Hall_of_Mirrors gptkb:Royal_Opera
gptkbp:notableGardenFeature	gptkb:Grand_Canal gptkb:garden Fountains
gptkbp:notablePlace	ceiling paintings by Charles Le Brun statues by Antoine Coysevox statues by François Girardon
gptkbp:openToPublic	1792
gptkbp:postalCode	78000
gptkbp:residesIn	gptkb:French_monarchy
gptkbp:style	gptkb:French_Baroque
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	1979 yes
gptkbp:usedAs	gptkb:palace museum of the History of France (since 1837) seat of French government (1682–1789)
gptkbp:website	https://en.chateauversailles.fr/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Maria_Louisa_of_Spain gptkb:Louis,_Prince_of_Orléans
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6