0
it was built in 40 years
Louis XIII ordered construction of a hunting lodge in 1624 and in 1661, Louis XIV ordered architect Louis Le Vau, landscape architect Andre Le Notre, and painter-decorator Charles Le Brun to begin a detailed renovation and expansion of the lodge into a palace. the royals moved into the palace in 1682.
The Palace of Versailles was the official residence of the Kings of France from 1682 until 1790. It was originally a hunting lodge, built in 1624, by Louis XIII. It was expanded by Louis XIV beginning in 1669.
In the seventeenth century. (They started building the actual Palace in 1662 and in 1682 the King Louis XIV and Queen (Madame de Maintenon, his second wife) and their whole court moved in. The Palace was officially never finished, since Louis XIV had a lot more construction planned, but that never happened.)
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoThey started building the actual Palace in 1662 and in 1682 the King Louis XIV and Queen (Madame de Maintenon, his second wife) and their whole court moved in. The Palace was officially never finished, since Louis XIV had a lot more construction planned, but that never happened.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThe Palace at Versailles was ordered to be built by Louis VIII as a hunting lodge in 1624. Who actually laid the stones and did the work is not on record. There have been additions to the original building after 1624 by Louis IVX making it one of the largest palaces in the world a that time.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoLouis XIV (14) had it built it on the place of his father's [Louis[13] small hunting lodge.
And he also built it for his wife Mutucha Gatoo
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoIt took up to 32 years to build the Palace of Versailles
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoIt was a palace when there used to live kings [i.e: Marie Antoinette]. In that palace lived the king the queen and sometimes their families as well. Now is just a museum.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoWiki User
∙ 13y ago3 to 4 miles long.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago40 years
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
This royal palace in France home of the famous hall of mirrors was built for king Louis XIV?
You are asking about Versailles the palace he built from a hunting lodge.
What royal palace was built for king Louis the 14th?
Versailles.
What did Louis XIV build in Versailles?
King Louis XIV built the Palace of Versailles aka chateau in Versailles-1770.
What Royal palace in France was built Louis XIV?
Versailles in France.
What is the name of the Palace of Versailles?
The Palace of Versailles is known as the Château de Versailles in French.
This royal palace in France home of the famous hall of mirrors was built for king Louis XIV?
You are asking about Versailles the palace he built from a hunting lodge.
What was the name of the magnificent palace built for Louis XIV of France?
It is called the Palace of Versailles.
Why is the magnificent palace built for Louis xiv?
Palace at Versailles
The Palace of Versailles was built in?
40 yrs
In which palace did the royals reside in Paris before Versailles was built?
In the Tuillerie Palace.
What is the magnificent palace built for Louis the 14th?
Versailles
Who is the magnificent palace built for Louis XIV?
Versailles
What palace did the royals live in before Versailles was built?
In the Tuillerie Palace in the centre of Paris.
What was built during the reign of Louis xiv?
The Palace of Versailles.
What royal palace was built for king Louis the 14th?
Versailles.
Where did Louis the 14th build his palace?
In France, in a village called Versailles, very close to Paris.
What and where is Versailles?
What is versailles? Versailles is a is a palace built in France by King Louis XIV (14) in the 17th century. Where is versailles? Versailles is in France, it is a suburb of Paris.
