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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