Detail from the Salle de 1830, Palace of Versailles. Versailles was a royal chateau in the Ile-de-France region of France. Versailles was the seat of political power in the Kingdom of France from 1682, when King Louis XIV moved the royal court from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789, within three months after the beginning of the French Revolution. In the 19th century the Museum of the History of France was founded in Versailles, at the behest of Louis-Philippe I, who ascended to the throne in 1830. The entire second floor (premier etage) of the A
Detail from the Salle de 1830, Palace of Versailles. Versailles was a royal chateau in the Ile-de-France region of France. Versailles was the seat of political power in the Kingdom of France from 1682, when King Louis XIV moved the royal court from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789, within three months after the beginning of the French Revolution. In the 19th century the Museum of the History of France was founded in Versailles, at the behest of Louis-Philippe I, who ascended to the throne in 1830. The entire second floor (premier etage) of the Aile du Midi (South Wing) of the palace was transformed into the Galerie des Batailles to house paintings and sculptures depicting milestones battles of French history.
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