Not only is Versailles a former royal
palace, it is also a town. In fact, in the 1600s it was planned and built from scratch. Louis XIV's father had used the land, which was served by a small village, as a hunting ground. When the Sun King came to power, he asked his architects to build an entirely new town, plus a palace that would be the envy of the world. [2005]
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