The sprawling grounds of France’s opulent Palace of Versailles are not only a masterpiece of landscaping, but a mark of 17th-century engineering innovation. The property’s ornamental fountains and ...

From the train station, it's just a 10-minute walk to the palace grounds. For more information on Versailles, visit the official website.

director of the Palace of Versailles Research Center and author of several books about the reign of Louis XIV, and Thomas Garnier, official photographer of the Palace of Versailles and author of ...

The Palace of Versailles, known as château de Versailles in French, is a paragon of Baroque architecture that once served as a royal residence and the de facto capital of France—but its ...