Versailles after the French Revolution

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[IvanPavlov]

This wasn't a palace. It was a city.

[Napp]

Thank god the palace was spared. Only it's remote location probably saved it in the 1870's when the Tuileries and St. Cloud were set on fire.
I'd be curious to see what the Prince's apartments were like. Too bad they no longer exist.

[simonknight]

The French government is spending quite a lot to buy back at auctions furniture pieces that once belonged in Versailles before being sold off by the revolutionaries, ironic ....Some pieces are now in Royal palaces in UK, and other European monarchies.

[hardlineamerican]

That's one pretty nifty hunting lodge you got there.

[tertiary]

too bad you only get to see 10% when you go visit.

[jaywilliams]

1780s French rich people: We don't have enough money to feed the people
Also 1780s French rich people:

[bobbydigital]

Dang, imagine being so rich that in the future there are now thousands of tourists visiting your place each day, out front just standing there staring and admiring on this structure you once lived in that is now considered a work of art, but during your residency that exact same structure was simply called the front foyer.

[StanLehmann]

Versailles Palace is the Greatest Masterpiece of all times....

[rlagtapo]

The thing that surprised me when I visited Versailles was the wooden floors. I was expecting them to be marble, just like the palaces in Spain and Italy.

[PandoraKyss]

I'd never leave Marie-Antoinette's bedroom. I'd just curl up and sob on the floor saying 'LEAVE ME' over and over.

[jennifer]

it kinda pains me to see it filled with tourists and to see a parking lot filled with cars lmao

[darcyrmt]

Absolutely fantastic rendering, we were there 6 months ago and saw this video as part of the presentation.  Sooo, did anyone else notice in the final sequence from the Grand Canal, through the building, and back through the front entrance to finish over Louis XIV's statue, that the tourists and visitors are actually walking backward?

[worldmedia]

went there last year... it was... awe-some!

[wagaga]

I from Paris you make a good job of Versailles history verry good ❤️🇫🇷

[ThomasHarding]

Versailles is the benchmark for palaces.

[jugjivan]

Imagine how expensive the upkeep must have been. Not to mention the hundreds of workers and hundreds of guards would have been needed for this palace. Or the additional workers for other buildings and the gardens. The size of the complex (or complexes in this case) is astonishing. Nowadays there are very few countries that could foot the the bill for such a lavish lifestyle for their leaders let alone an individual.

[MehWhatever]

I hope they’ve put in some bathrooms since the days of the Louis’.

[lowesonia]

Often in The early 1950 we would spend the day in the Gardens and could visit Marie Antoinettes Farm It was delightful. The Dairy with grey and white chequered floor tiles; white marble tables. Not difficult to imagine the maids in simple peasants clothes going about their chores. We could also walk along the gallery were wisteria hung in spring .No rooms only the ladies sitting room no furniture . But it was beautiful . And for the young girls we were very romantic. It was free with a students pass.. It has recently been restored by the Mecene Bernard Arnault One of France's Billionaires .

[danielchoate]

I love the piano in the outro. Also I wish i could go ball room dancing in the hall of mirrors. Frace has a distinctive beauty an elegance no one in the world could match. I'm definatly going there someday.

[cantwell]

I’ve travelled the world and seen some amazing things/places but when anyone asks me what my favorite place is, my answer is always the same. VERSAILLES!