palace of versailles

THINGS

It started as a protest over the price of bread, but the women's march on Versailles ended up shaking the foundations of the French monarchy.

PLACES

There’s also a weird, dark side to the palace of Versailles: controversial treaties, ghost stories, and even time travel conspiracies have piqued an interest in modern times.

INSTANT

“It was like the first time I visited Versailles. There was an eeriness, like I'd been there before. I don't know if I was Louis XIV or Marie Antoinette or a lowly groundskeeper, but I...



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