Palace of Versailles

Entering the Château de Versailles for the first time After going through all kinds of hardships, we finally entered the palace of Versailles! Before entering, you can rent a Chinese audio guide and listen to palace music to understand the history of each room. After passing through the classical-style Royal Chapel, there are rooms named after Greek gods: Hall of Hercules → Hall of Harvest → Hall of Venus → Diana Hall → Hall of Mars → Hall of Mercury → Hall of Apollo → The Hall of Merit, these halls can be said to be baroque style halls with unlimited luxury. They were designed by Louis XIV in order to impress visitors with their prestige. I only introduce the features of a few of them to let everyone know about them. Please feel free to experience the rest in person. experience! Salon d’Hercule The royal chapel in the era of Louis XIV was later converted into the king's audience hall. The most exciting thing here is the lifelike paintings on the ceiling. The scene of Hercules holding a stick, standing on a chariot surrounded by angels, receiving blessings from Zeus and becoming a god. There are 142 mythical characters in the painting. Its purpose is to use Greek mythology to show the metaphor of Louis XIV's divine power as king. Le Salon de Venus Le Salon de Diane The Diana Room, also known as the "La Luna Room", is a hall themed after the mythical story of Diana, the goddess of war. It was converted into a billiards room during the Louis XIV period. Le Salon de Mars The Hall of Mars, also known as the "Mars Hall", was originally the king's guard hall. Therefore, it was decorated with war scenes as the theme, and was used for music evenings from 1684 to 1750. Le Salon d’Apollon Louis XIV regarded himself as the "Sun King", so the main halls in the Palace of Versailles were named after planets orbiting the sun. Hall of Mirrors Galerie des Glaces After passing through the Hall of the Greek Gods, we came to the "Hall of Mirrors", the biggest attraction of the Palace of Versailles. The Hall of Mirrors was originally a central corridor, the only passage leading to the king's main palace. In order to show the prestige of the French king, Louis X in 1678 At the beginning of the fourth year, the Hall of Mirrors was designed and built. There are 17 glass windows that look like gardens, and each window has 21 mirrors. The entire Hall of Mirrors is extremely luxurious. King SuiteAppartement du roi After passing through the Bull's Eye Hall from the Hall of Mirrors, you will come to the "King's Suite" where the king's daily life and political center such as morning and evening pilgrimages and greeting ceremonies are located. This room was looted many times during the French Revolution. Read history or watch If you watch the movie, you will know that even the doors and windows were smashed, and now it has been restored to the place where the king once slept, but the decorations and furniture are all replicas. Grand appartement de la reine Behind the King's Suite is the Queen's Suite, which is where "Marie Antoinette" was filmed. However, I was already dizzy when I walked here. The air-conditioning is not turned on in the Palace of Versailles in the summer, and there are too many tourists. More, pay attention to your body. Angelina The places to dine in the Palace of Versailles are quite expensive restaurants. One of them is the famous dessert shop "Angelina Paris". However, the queue was too scary so we gave up. It is more practical to bring your own food and have a picnic in the garden. As for "Angelina Paris" , you can go to the store near the Louvre Museum to taste it, although you still have to queue up. #France #FranceTravel #FranceGood Places #FranceParis