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The Palace of Versailles (Versailles Palace) is located in the town of Versailles, capital of the Yvelines department in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, and served as the court of France for 107 years (1682-1789).

[edit]Introduction

Versailles, located 18 kilometers southwest of Paris, is the grandest and most luxurious palace in France. It is a splendid and brilliant pearl in the treasure house of human art. Versailles was originally a small village, is Louis XIII 1624 in Versailles in the woods to build the hunting palace. 1661 King Louis XIV of France began to build the palace, and then by successive dynasties of repair and remodeling, the palace in 1689 all completed, lasted 28 years inaugurated. So far, it has a history of more than 300 years. The whole palace covers an area of 1.11 million square meters. Building area of 11 hectares, to the east-west axis, north-south symmetry, including the main palace and the two sides of the South Palace and the North Palace, the interior of more than 500 large and small halls are not brilliant, marble inlays, jade steps and pillars, to carvings, tapestries and huge paintings decorated with rare treasures, display, 100 hectares of gardens are also unique, flowers and grasses arranged into a large pattern, the trees are trimmed into geometric shapes, a large number of fountains, fountains and statues decorated with The gardens are also distinctive. The Palace of Versailles and its gardens are an outstanding representative of France's ancient architecture, which was opened as the National History Museum in 1833 and inscribed on the list of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1980, and is now a place where French leaders meet with foreign heads of state and ambassadors.

① The world-famous Palace of Versailles is located 18 kilometers southwest of Paris in the town of Versailles, is a world-famous tourist attraction, the number of visitors each year, second only to the Eiffel Tower in the center of Paris. It is a splendid pearl in the treasure house of human art.

② Versailles Palace building layout is tight, coordinated. The main palace east-west, the two ends and the South Palace and the North Palace connected to form a symmetrical geometric pattern. Palace roof building abandoned the Baroque dome and the traditional French spire architectural style, the use of a flat roof form, appearing upright and majestic.

③ Versailles interior furnishings and decorations are also rich in artistic charm. more than 500 halls and small halls everywhere brilliant, luxurious and extraordinary. Interior decoration to carving, huge paintings and tapestries, with 17th and 18th century modeling superb, exquisite furniture. The palace also houses precious works of art from all over the world, including ancient Chinese porcelains that have traveled far and wide. By the royal painter, decorator Leblanc and the great architect Menschal cooperation to build the Hall of Mirrors is a major attraction of Versailles. It is 72 meters long, 10 meters wide, 13 meters high, linking two halls. One side of the gallery is 17 towards the garden open huge arched windows, the other side of the inlaid with arched windows symmetrical 17 mirrors, these mirrors are composed of 400 pieces of lenses. On the arched ceiling of the Hall of Mirrors is a huge oil painting by Leblanc, which is voluminous and imposing, showing a historical picture of the stormy times. Walking in the mirror gallery, the blue sky, quiet garden reflected in the mirror wall, full of verdure, as if in the grass, good wood in the garden.

④ Versailles Palace in front of the Palace has a unique style of French-style garden. The planting of trees and plants in the garden is unique, the scenery is beautiful and quiet, it is refreshing. Standing in front of the palace, an artificial river like a jade belt stretching into the distance, the river shimmering, sails point, both sides of the trees, lush, green shade in the goddess sculpture Pavilion jade. Nearby are two pools of blue waves, along the pool of copper sculpture in many forms, beautiful.

⑤ In the late 19th century, Versailles became the political center of the world's attention. 1870, the Prussian army occupied Versailles. In 1870, the Prussian army occupied Versailles, and the Kaiser held his coronation here the following year. In the same year, the government of Thiers entrenched in Versailles, planning a bloody plan to suppress the Paris Commune. 1871-1878, the French National Assembly was located here. 1875 in the Palace of Versailles proclaimed the establishment of the French **** and the country. 1919, June 28, France and the United Kingdom and other countries with the German signed the Peace of Versailles, the First World War was declared. end.

⑥ today's Palace of Versailles has been a world-famous tourist attractions, tourists from all over the world, the number of visitors each year amounted to more than 2 million north and south of the Palace and the Palace of the bottom of the floor at Louis Philippe has been changed into a museum, with a large number of valuable portraits, sculptures, giant historical paintings and other art treasures.

[Edit paragraph] Historical Timeline

In 1624, King Louis XIII of France to 10,000 livres price to buy an area of 117 French acres of Versailles near the original site of the forests, wastelands and swamps and the construction of a two-storey red-brick building, as a hunting palace. At that time, the Palace of Versailles had only 26 rooms, the first floor of the furniture storage room and arsenal, the second floor for the King's office, bedchamber, reception room, hiding room, the bedroom of the entourage and other rooms.

Palace of Versailles Palace of the rear side and the garden in 1660, King Louis XIV visited the Minister of Finance Fouquet (Fouquet) of the Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte (Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte), for the grandeur of its houses and gardens, when the royal family in the outskirts of Paris, such as palaces and so on, no one can be compared to it. So, Louis XIV, angry at his incompetence, threw Fouquet into the Bastille for embezzlement and ordered André Le N?tre, the designer of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, and Louis Le Vau, the famous architect, to design a new palace for him. Louis XIV had already decided to move the royal court out of the city of Paris, which was chaotic and noisy due to the constant riots of the citizens against the royal revolt, and decided to build a new palace on the basis of Louis XIII's hunting palace in Versailles, for which he had acquired 6.7 square kilometers of land. 1667, Le N?tre designed the gardens of Versailles and its fountains, and Le Vau added a new palace in the west, north and south of the hunting palace to encircle the original hunting palace. The original hunting palace was surrounded by new palaces to the west, north and south. The east fa?ade of the original palace was preserved as the main entrance, with the construction of the Marble Court.

In 1674, the architect Jules Hardouin Mansart took over the work of Versailles from Le Vau and added the north and south wings of the palace, the chapel, the orangery, the stables and other outbuildings, as well as three radial avenues in front of the palace. In order to attract residents to settle in Versailles, a large number of houses and offices were also built in the town of Versailles. In order to ensure that the construction of Versailles was carried out smoothly, Louis XIV ordered a 10-year ban on the use of stone in other new buildings throughout the country.

On May 6, 1682, Louis XIV announced that he would move the Court of France from Paris to Versailles. 1688, the main part of the construction of the Palace of Versailles was completed. 1710, the entire Palace of Versailles and the gardens of the construction of the Palace of Versailles was completed and immediately became the largest, the most majestic, the most luxurious palaces in Europe and the center of activity of the aristocracy in France and even in Europe, the center of the arts and the birthplace of the fashion of culture. Birthplace of culture and fashion. In its heyday, the palace inhabited by princes and grandchildren, noblewomen, princes and nobles, bishops and their attendants and servants amounted to as many as 36,000. Also stationed in Versailles were the Swiss Hundred, the Scots Guards, the Court Police, 6,000 royal guards, 4,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry. Louis XIV also built the Grand Trianon and the Palais de Marly to house his many "official mistresses". Under Louis XV and Louis XVI, the Petit Trianon and the Chateau de la Suisse were built, and in 1762, the French royal family moved from the Louvre in Paris to settle here.

On October 6, 1789, Louis XVI was taken hostage by the Parisian people in the French Revolution to the city of Paris, and then pushed to the guillotine beheading. The history of Versailles as the court of France came to an end. Subsequently, the revolutionary terror period, Versailles was repeatedly looted by the people, the palace furnishings of furniture, frescoes, tapestries, chandeliers and furnishings were ransacked, the palace doors and windows have been smashed and demolished. 1793, Versailles Palace of Art and the remaining furniture are transferred to the city of Paris and another temple of art - Louvre, Versailles fell into ruins.

In 1833, King Louis-Philippe of Orléans ordered the restoration of the Chateau de Versailles and its transformation into a history museum.

Introduction:

The Palace and Gardens of Versailles were a symbol of 17th-century absolutist kingship and the finest example of French classical art.

The Palace of Versailles was originally built by Louis XIII as a regiment for special hunts, and was begun when Louis XIV came to power. Construction began in 1661 and was completed in 1689. The main body of the palace reaches 707 meters, there are more than 700 rooms, the middle is the womb, the two wings are the palace and government offices, theaters, churches and so on. The interior floors and walls are inlaid with marble and decorated with carvings, paintings and other decorations. The Hall of Mirrors in the center is the place where the Palace of Versailles differs from other palaces, 73 meters long, 100 meters wide and 12.3 meters high. The vaulted ceiling is a huge painting by Leblanc. One side of the gallery is 17 floor-to-ceiling mirrors, mirrors by 483 pieces of mirror inlaid into the outside of the blue sky, green trees are reflected, a unique view. Hall lined with statues of Roman emperors and statues of ancient gods, and 3 rows of hanging candlesticks, 32 multi-branch candlesticks and 8 high candlesticks that can be inserted 150 candles, the reflection by the mirror can be formed by 3,000 candlesticks, reflecting the whole hall of gold.

The gardens of the Palace of Versailles in the west side of the palace, an area of 1 million square meters, geometric. North and South is a flower bed, the center is a pool, artificial Grand Canal, Swiss Lake through the middle. Another large and small Trianon Palace and statues, fountains, colonnades and other buildings and artificial scenery embellished. As far as the eye can see, the runway, fountains, pools, rivers, and rockeries, flower beds, lawns, pavilions and pavilions together, constituting the beautiful landscape of the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.

The Palace of Versailles is located 15 kilometers from the west of Paris, the town of Versailles (another source: Versailles is less than 24 kilometers from Paris). She has a long and majestic history. As its most famous part of the Hall of Mirrors, but also to show that year's royal luxury style. Its gardens are characterized by the style of European classical garden art. As a witness to the major events in modern world history, it is known throughout the world.

The Palace of Versailles and its gardens have a total area of 1.11 square kilometers, of which the building area accounts for only 0.11 square kilometers, the rest for the garden area.

In 1624, King Louis XIII of France decided to build a chateau in Versailles, which was only a small village, to serve as a regiment for the royal family during hunting. Construction began in 1661, and in 1682, Versailles officially replaced Paris as the seat of power for Louis XIV. The large-scale construction of the palace and gardens began in 1685 and took 28 years to finalize.

The palace is built on an east-west axis, with a north-south symmetry. Even the gardens were geometrically shaped. In the 3-kilometer-long central axis is distributed with statues, fountains, flower beds, lawns, colonnades and so on. The main body of the palace is 707 meters long, with the royal palace as the center, and the two wings are distributed with palaces, churches, theaters and so on. The Palace of Versailles majestic appearance, the interior by the marble mosaic, everywhere there is a dazzling variety of decorations and carvings, tapestries and huge paintings.

The second floor of the "Hall of Mirrors" is rectangular, 73 meters long, 14 meters wide, more than 400 pieces of lenses were installed in the 17 floor-to-ceiling windows and the surrounding walls. The vaulted ceiling is painted with huge oil paintings depicting scenes of medieval people's lives (Le Breton's paintings, all of which were made during the reign of Louis XIV from 1661 to 1678. The art celebrating the king added to the aura of the throne. This is what Louis XIV deliberately sought). Standing in the center of the hall, one can see one's reflection in a series of large and small mirrors at various angles. When the royal aristocracy to enjoy the fun, luxury and extravagance of life can be seen.

The gardens of the Palace of Versailles on both sides of the palace. This garden is divided into three parts, with the pool as the center, the north and south ends are flower beds. Running track, pools, fountains, flower beds, rivers and rockeries, pavilions and pavilions together, so that the gardens of the Palace of Versailles has become Europe's most classical style of garden art masterpiece.

The Palace of Versailles is famous as an important witness of modern history. Many major historical events are almost all related to the Palace of Versailles. The modern history of the famous "Peace of Versailles" that the "Allied Powers and Germany" signed on June 28, 1919 in the Hall of Mirrors, marking the end of the First World War. It was also here that the presidents of the Third and Fourth French **** and States were elected, and on January 18, 1871, Kaiser Wilhelm I was crowned in the Hall of Mirrors and proclaimed the German Empire. The treaty recognizing the independence of the United States was also signed on January 20, 1783, at the Palace of Versailles. Everything that was used by the delegates is still preserved in a corner of the Hall of Mirrors as a glorious reminder of the French. This spectacular palace thus attracts countless tourists.

The Palace of Versailles, which has been under construction since 1661, has had many efforts to imitate Versailles, but so far it is the creation that Louis XIV could not imitate: the palace of the Sun King.

Louis XIII chose this site to build a modest estate as a base for his safaris. His son, Louis XIV, also liked to hunt, but had more elaborate plans for the land. Dissatisfied with the existing palaces (including the Louvre and the Tuileries), he decided in 1660 to turn Versailles into a vast and majestic palace, ambitious enough to eventually house the entire court of France.

Work began in 1661, and within two years Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, had spent an enormous amount of money, causing extremely bitter protests from the Treasury. In fact the works would continue for decades, employing tens of thousands of workers and costing ever more. The original architect was Louis Le Vau, who was succeeded by Jules Hardoy-Machat, who had been engaged in the construction of Versailles for 30 years. André Le N?tre was responsible for the gardens. His grandiose garden design greatly exceeded the original estate, which led to the decision to make it an extremely luxurious palace. The gardens of Versailles, adorned with countless fountains, sculptures and rockeries, became a magnet for the Parisian aristocracy during the first years of the Sun King's reign. The gardens of Versailles were designed to house a large collection of sculptures, two lakes in front of the Hall of Mirrors in the waterbed, each containing four sculptures representing the rivers of France: Renaudin for the Loire and the Loiret, Toupee for the Saos and the Rh?ne, L'Ongole for the Marne and the Seine, and Cossevox for the Garonne and the Dordogne. There are also vivid groups of animals and countless images from classical mythology, including those from the words of Bacchus, the god of wine, Apollo, the sun god, Mercury, the messenger of the gods, and Selinus, the leader of the forest gods. There are also artistic reproductions that appear to be faithful to the ancient originals, such as the Venus made by Cosevox and the Fogni's knife grinder. The fountain called the Baths of Numphius by Farangos Gratton is named after a lead relief, a glorious masterpiece in lead depicting Apollo, the sun god, leaping out of the pool as he drives his horse and chariot. The Enceladus Fountain, built in 1676, is an immense work in which the sculptor Gaspard Mas depicts the suffering image of Titan Enceladus buried under a rock.

In 1664, 1688 and 1674 it was again the setting for lavishly staged literary extravaganzas and classic operas by Larry, as well as in the plays of Molière and Racine.

In a sense, the whole place was like a stage backdrop. This tradition was passed on to the heirs of Louis XIV, notably the infamous Marie-Anjenet, who built her own theater in the palace, and an idyllic little village, complete with shepherds and peasants, so that she and her friends could frolic as peasants.

The 101-hectare gardens of the Chateau de Versailles have a vast number of man-made landscapes, walks and flowerbeds, as well as a Grand Canal and its own little "Venice". The gardens of the palace itself are astonishing, with a frontage of 640 m. In 1682, Versailles became the permanent residence of Louis XIV, and the entire French court was soon established there.

Louis XIV died in 1715. Louis XV asked the architect Gabriel to embark on further works, including the construction of an opera house and the Triannon. In Louis XVI, the beautiful library was added. Marie-Antoinette occupied the Triannon. But the French revolution came to Versailles in October 1789 and the palace was occupied by revolutionary troops.

The Palace of Versailles (Versailles) is located in Versailles, 18 kilometers southwest of Paris, world-famous, is a splendid pearl in the treasure house of human art.

The Palace of Versailles was originally a small village, is Louis XIII in 1624 in the woods of Versailles built hunting palace. 1661, by Louis XIV transformed into a luxury palace. It was designed by the famous architects Le Vau-Haldouin and Le N?tre. The palace was fully completed in 1689 and has a history of more than 300 years. The whole palace covers an area of 1.11 million square meters. The palace is magnificent, the layout is tight, coordinated. The main palace towards the east and west, the two ends and the South Palace and the North Palace connected, forming a symmetrical geometric pattern. Palace roof building abandoned the Baroque dome and the traditional French architectural style with a spire, the use of a flat roof form, appearing upright and majestic. The upper end of the outer wall of the palace, standing marble figures statues, beautifully modeled, lifelike.

The appearance of the Palace of Versailles is magnificent, spectacular, the interior furnishings and decoration is more rich in artistic charm. more than 500 halls and small halls everywhere brilliant, luxurious. Interior decoration to carving, huge paintings and tapestries, with 17th and 18th century modeling superb, exquisite furniture. The palace is also displayed from all over the world precious works of art, including the ancient Chinese porcelain Jinglong traveled across the ocean.

In front of the main palace is a unique style of French-style garden. Nearby are two pools of blue waves, along the pool and molded bronze sculptures, beautiful.

In 1789, when Louis XVI was in power, Versailles Palace of opulence, luxury and luxury, to reach the peak of the extreme, the point of no return. Finally aroused the indignation of the people, during the Revolution, Versailles was almost deserted. Until 1837, Louis Philippe was repaired, it was changed to the Museum of the History of France, exhibiting fine arts, sculpture and many other works of art.

In the second half of the 19th century, Versailles became the political center of the world's attention, and in 1870 the Prussian army occupied Versailles. The following year, the Kaiser held his coronation here. The end of the First World War.

Today's Palace of Versailles is a world-famous tourist attraction, tourists from all over the world, the number of visitors each year up to more than 2 million north and south of the Palace and the Palace of the ground floor of the place of Louis Philippe has been changed into a museum, with a large number of valuable portraits, sculptures, large historical paintings and other art treasures. In addition to the Palace of Versailles for visits, the President of France and other leaders often meet or feast in this head of state and diplomatic envoys.

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[edit]Architectural features

The Palace of Versailles Palace of Classical style architecture, the standing The Palace of Versailles facade surface for the standard classical three-section treatment, that is, the facade is divided into vertical and horizontal three segments, the building is symmetrical left and right, the modeling outline neat, solemn and majestic, known as a representative of rational beauty. Its interior decoration is mainly Baroque style, a few halls for the Rococo style.

In front of the main palace is a unique style of "French-style" large gardens, trees and plants in the garden is unique, so that people look after a sudden feeling of beauty. The gardens around the complex are also world-famous. It has a very different style from the Chinese classical and royal gardens. It is completely man-made and extremely symmetrical and geometrical.

If the appearance of the Palace of Versailles gives a sense of grandeur, then its interior furnishings and decoration is more rich in artistic charm, interior decoration is extremely luxurious and opulent is a major feature of the Palace of Versailles. More than 500 large halls and small halls are brilliant and luxurious: the interior walls are decorated with carvings, large paintings and tapestries, with superbly modeled and crafted furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries. The Marble Courtyard and the Hall of Mirrors are two of the most prominent, and in addition to the interiors mentioned above, the sun was a common theme, as it was the symbol of Louis XIV. Sometimes it also appeared on the walls together with weapons and armor. In addition to decorating interiors with human figures, animal figures such as lions, eagles and unicorns were also used to decorate interiors. Some of them are also cast into staircase railings with metal, and some of the metal fittings are also gilded with various colors of marble, which makes them look very splendid. In addition to the ceiling like the Hall of Mirrors semi-circular arches, there are flat, hemispherical dome, in addition to the top of the painting there are also bas-reliefs. Palace everywhere displayed from all over the world of precious works of art, including China's ancient fine porcelain.

But the Palace of Versailles excessive pursuit of grandiose luxury makes the function of living extremely inconvenient. The palace did not have a toilet or washroom equipment, even the crown prince had to drown in the bedroom fireplace; Louis XV also extreme aversion to the bedchamber, that although it is spacious and luxurious, but not warm. This is the Palace of Versailles where the shortcomings.

[edit]Historical value

But in any case, Versailles has always been a magnificent monument to the historical period of French feudal rule. In terms of content is not only the French court, but also the administrative center of the country, but also at that time the French society political views, the specific embodiment of the way of life. It is Europe since the ancient Roman Empire, the first time to show that can concentrate such a huge human, material and financial resources of the power of the autocracy. At that time, Louis XIV in order to build it, *** used more than 30,000 workers and architects, engineers, technicians, in addition to solving the complex technical problems arising from the construction of large-scale complexes, but also to solve the problem of water diversion, roads and other aspects of the problem. It can be seen that the success of the Palace of Versailles is a strong proof of the progress of the French economy and technology at that time and the wisdom of the working people. Artistically speaking, Versailles magnificent appearance and strict regularization of the garden design is the French feudal dictatorship in the heyday of the culture of the classical ideas produced by the results. Over the centuries, European royal gardens almost all follow its design ideas.

The architectural style of the Palace of Versailles caused the envy of the monarchs of Russia, Austria and other countries to emulate. The Summer Palace built by Peter I outside St. Petersburg, the Meizen Palace built by Maria Theresia in Vienna, the Carefree Palace built by Frederick II and Frederick Wilhelm II in Potsdam, and the Schloss Herrenchiemsee, built by Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, were all modeled after the palaces and gardens of Versailles.

[edit]Political activities

Initially, in order to eliminate the danger of secession and rebellion by powerful local French nobles, such as the family of the Prince de Condé, Louis XIV concentrated the country's leading aristocrats in Versailles as soon as the palace was completed. From 1682 to 1789, France's political and diplomatic decisions were made in Versailles, which became the de facto capital of France. In order to show the majesty of the king, Louis XIV and Louis XV often held spectacular ceremonies, parties, balls, hunts and other entertainments in the palace. 1751 Louis XV celebrated the birth of his eldest grandson, the Duc de Bourgogne, with a fireworks display that consumed 660,000 livres, and the wedding of the Dauphin in 1770 cost 9 million livres. At its peak - late Louis XV and early Louis XVI - the cost of maintaining the court of Versailles accounted for a quarter of France's annual income. But these activities received a certain effect: Louis XIV before the throne of the powerful, disgruntled, rebellious French nobles to the age of Louis XIV has been the luxury of court life by the enlistment of corruption, and even to be invited to live in the palace as a matter of pride, scrambling to imitate the king and the court of etiquette, dress, for fear of losing the king's favor.

On June 20, 1789, after the French National Convention was closed, representatives of the third class in the Convention and some lower monks and radical aristocrats went to the indoor tennis court at the Palace of Versailles to gather and sign the famous Tennis Court Manifesto, taking an oath that if they failed to produce a written constitution for France, they would never be dissolved.

In 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, Versailles was occupied by Prussian troops, and on January 18, 1871, King Wilhelm I of Prussia was crowned Emperor of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors, and on February 26, 1871, he signed a preliminary treaty of peace with France in the Palace of the Versailles Grande Trianon. Since then, the government of Thiers, who stayed in Versailles, planned the suppression of the Paris Commune.

On June 28, 1919, the Allied Powers in World War I signed the Peace of Versailles with Germany in the Hall of Mirrors, and on June 4, 1920, they signed the Peace of Trianon with the Kingdom of Hungary in the Grand Trianon.

In 1937, the Palace of Versailles was opened to the public as a history museum. The President and Prime Minister of France organized many foreign events in the palace and gardens, holding international conferences and signing international treaties.

[edit]Famous Landscapes

Versailles floor plan of 1789The main landscape of the Palace of Versailles is centered on the second floor of the main building and in the gardens.

The Marble Courtyard: the front entrance to the Chateau de Versailles is a small square enclosed on three sides. The central building was originally the hunting palace of Louis XIII, Louis XIV remodeled, retaining the original red brick walls, and adding marble sculptures and gilded decorations. The floor of the courtyard is decorated with red marble. On the first floor of the courtyard front, Marie-Antoinette's private room and salon, and on the second floor, the king's bedchamber.

Salon d'Hercule: Located on the second floor of the main building, in the north-east corner of the north wing, it connects the Palace of the Middle Way with the north wing and the King's Chapel. In the era of Louis XIV, this was the Chapel of the King's Household, which was later transformed into the King's Reception Hall.

Harvest Hall (Salon de l'Abondance): west of the Hall of Hercules, north of the garden's Ladonna fountain. In front of the staircase, the Salon de l'Abondance is the main entrance to the Palace for the ceremonial route to the King. Inside the hall are stored the medals and treasures of the kings of the collection.

Venus Hall: also known as Venus Hall. In the west of the Hall of the Harvest. In the era of Louis XIV, the hall had a billiard table and a complete set of furniture cast in sterling silver and engraved. The furniture was later melted down and silver coins were minted to cover the expenses of the War of the Spanish Succession.

The Hall of Diana: also known as the Hall of the Moon, is located on the north side of the second floor of the main building, west of the Hall of Venus, the walls are decorated with a variety of fine porcelain.

Mars Hall: also known as the God of War Hall or Mars Hall, west of the Diana Hall. On the ceiling there is Alderaan's painting "God of War driving wolves harnessed chariot". Inside the hall, there are marble platforms at the ends of the fireplaces, which were once furnished with billiard tables. The kings of the Bourbon dynasty used to hold their court music concerts or gambling and card games here.

Apollo Hall

Mercury Hall: also known as the Mercury Hall or the Royal Bed Hall, in the west of the Hall of Mars. The hall has a large bed surrounded by silver railings and a large sterling silver closet. The walls are covered with gold and silver brocade. Louis XIV's youngest son, the Duke of Anjou, who later became King Philip V of Spain, lived here.

The Apollo Room: also known as the Hall of the Sun, was the royal seat of the King of France. Layout is extremely luxurious and beautiful, the ceiling has a gilded carving shallow relief, the walls are crimson gold and silver silk edged velvet, the center of the sterling silver casting of the throne, 2.6 meters high, is located in a crimson Persian carpeted high platform above. As Louis XIV was the self-proclaimed "Sun King", the main halls of Versailles were named after the planets that surround the sun. In contrast to the location of the halls on the second floor, on the north side of the first floor were the suites of the French princesses.

War Hall (Salon de la Guerre): in the northwest corner of the main building, west of the Apollo Hall, north and west facing the garden, the south side leads to the Hall of Mirrors. The decoration of the hall was completed by Mensa and Le Brun, mainly oil paintings reflecting the achievements of Louis XIV in conquering Spain, Germany and Netherland. Above the gilded fireplace is a relief of Louis XIV on horseback.

Hall of Mirrors

Hall of Mirrors (Galerie des glaces): also known as the Hall of Mirrors, south of the War Office, west of the garden. The most famous hall in Versailles, converted from the open gallery. 76 meters long, 13 meters high, 10.5 meters wide, one side is facing the garden of 17 huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows, the other side is composed of more than 400 pieces of mirrors huge mirror. The floor of the hall is carved in fine wood, the walls are decorated with mauve and white marble veneers, and the columns are green marble. The column heads, feet and parapets are gilded in brass, and the decorative motifs are based on the theme of the sun with its wings spread out, indicating the veneration of Louis XIV. The ceiling is decorated with 24 huge Bohemian crystal chandeliers and paintings celebrating the virtues of the Sun King. In the center of the east side of the hall are the four doors leading to the King's bedchamber. In the time of Louis XIV, the furniture in the Hall of Mirrors was also made of sterling silver, as well as the floral and wooden potted decorations, where grand masquerade balls were often held.