Show Notes for Episode 14: A Day Trip to Versailles from Paris

Categories: Day-Trips from Paris, First Time in Paris, Paris

Episode Highlights with Time Stamps

• [3’45”] Where is it the Versailles Chateau?
• [5’50”] Historical background
  • Hunting Lodge
  • Louis XIII decides to build a country home there
  • Construction starts in 1631
  • Louis XIV decides to establish permanent residence
• [13’05”] Louis XIV invests fortunes and hires the best
• [16′] Le Notre, landscape architect
• [22’30] The role of rich Americans in restoration efforts
• No privacy for Kings and Queens
• Le Petit Trianon
• Marie-Antoinette
• [30′] During the French Revolution
• [33’15”] The furniture you will see inside
• [36’45”] The blessing and curse of having so many historical treasures in France
• [39’30] Versailles chateau restoration is a work in progress
• [44′] Getting around
• [46’10”] How to avoid being stuck in line for hours
• [55′] The best way to get there

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Categories: Day-Trips from Paris, First Time in Paris, Paris