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Château de Versailles

Near Paris, France. The Château de Versailles, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most beautiful achievements of 18th-century French art. The site began as Louis XIII's hunting lodge before his son Louis XIV transformed and expanded it, moving the court and government of France to Versailles in 1682. Each of the three French kings who lived there until the French Revolution in 1789 added improvements to make it more beautiful. The Château of Versailles plus its grounds covers 2,014 acres, making it the World’s Largest Royal Domain.

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Uploaded on June 6, 2016
Taken on September 29, 2009