France 11 - Versailles

No, it's not pronounced as "ver-sails". It's "viak-sai" - the grandest and most famous chateu in France constructed by Louis XIV in the 17th century. It served as the palace for 3 kings until 1789 when the revolutionary mobs massacred the palace guard and dragged Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette back to Paris where they were publicly guillotined.




Louis XIV.






Louis XIV is also known as Le Roi Soleil - the Sun King.




The royal chapel.


The palace's vast landscaped gardens.


The King's bed.


Here, the king presided over the various councils.


Marie-Antoinette.


It was through this door where Marie-Antoinette tried to escape during the revolution.


The queen's chamber.




The Dauphin's apartment.