Why is the palace of Versailles so important?

Answer 1

a) to get out of Paris and the risk of domination by the Parisian mob. (one of their first acts of the Revolution was to bring the King bac k) b) To live in a palace big enough to house the whole of the nobility and keep them safely under his eye.

Answer 2

Versailles is a small village near Paris in France. It is famous for the enormous castle that Louis XIV (France's greatest King ever, also called the Sun King) had build there (also called Versailles) and made Versailles the capital of France. He wanted a different castle outside Paris (the former Royal residence was in the centre of Paris, the Tuilerie castle). 3 generations of Kings and Queens lived there, until the monarchy got destroyed during the the French Revolution and the last King and Queen of France ever, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, got killed. Especially Marie Antoinette made significant changes to the Versailles castle. She was the one that introduced bathrooms to the castle, which were highly unusual at that time (she liked to bath every day, when most people only bathed like once a month, tops! It was considered unhealthy to bath). She also decorated a lot of rooms beautifully and chose the furniture. Unfortunately, most of it got destroyed or stolen during the revolution. Today the castle is wonderfully restored and you can visit. It has an amazing historical value.

Answer 3

Louis XIV's youth was mared by civil wars in which rebellious aristocrats rose up against the King,s government. Versailles was built big enough to hold the King and all the important nobles, so that he could keep them occupied and under his eye. Worked like a charm.

Answer 4

the palace of Versailles was a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime in France. It took the seat of government away from the often rebellious people of Paris, and was big enough to accommodate the whole of the major nobility, keep them occupied and under the King's eye, and thus avoid the civil wars which had marred the early days of his reign.

Answer 5

it represent the old government of France when the king and queen had all the power in the country

Answer 6

Louis the XIV built Versailles in order to display this power.