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| eflude | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Paris, The Louvre & The Palace of Versailles | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map |
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 Versailles was the centre of political power |
 Versailles remained the centre of political power untilafter the beginning of the French Revolution |
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 IThe Palace of Versailles is one of the most beautiful achievements of 18th-century French art. |
 The Château de Versailles has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage List for 30 years |
 n 1661, Louis XIV commissioned André Le Nôtre with the design and laying out of the gardens of Versailles |
 Versailles is the most famous garden in the world |
 Beside the manicured lawns, parterres of flowers, and sculptures are the fountains, are located throughout the gardens |
 The gardens cover some 800 hectares of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic French Garden style |
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