Versailles is not just a Palace but a magnificent park and palace About 12 miles SW of Paris Center. It consists of 2000 acres( 2.5 X size if Central Park) of a wonderfully landscaped park and grounds on which sits the Palace of Versailles. The palace is > 700,000 ft which was started by one of the King Louis in 1623 as a hunting lodge and was enlarged to became the center of noble life and power by multiple King Louis over the years. It has the most ornate rooms and halls. It was the home pf multiple treaty signing including the Peace of Paris 1783 in which the UK recognized the independence of the United States. The German Empire was founded in 1871 with a proclamation signed at Versailles and of course the ending and terms of the armistice of WWI was the Treaty of Versailles. Without a doubt this was my favorite excursion of the summer.
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