Twenty kilometers outside of Paris is where the town of Versailles located. The first mention of the town and estate was in 1038, when the name appeared in a charter of the Abbey of Saint-Père de Chartres (1038). By the end of the 11th century, Versailles was a country village.

Statue of Louis XIV concealing a castle and the church of Saint-Julien, remaining prosperous until well into the 13th century. After the Hundred Years War, however, only a handful of people lived there.

The Palace of Versailles is also known as the Chateau de Versailles. The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682. Versailles is popular for being where King Louis XIV built his royal palace and gardens. Many historic events took place in the Palace of Versailles, such as the signing for the treaty of peace between Germany and Allies inside the Hall of Mirrors.

The Versailles Palace is the main symbol of the Versailles City and of the French kings’ absolutist power, especially of Louis XIV. Originally, is was a hunting lodge of Louis XIII and a fairy tale park was built around it by the lovely Louise de la Valliere.

And in 1669 it was broaden by Louis XIV making it a magnificent chateau. In 1837, Louis-Philippe reformed the whole chateau to a museum of French History which may have been the starting point for mass tourism.