Today, Versailles is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Louis XIII Built a hunting lodge there in 1623.
He built up Versailles to the large palace it is today. There was a hunting lodge/manor there before that was completely engulfed by the new structures.
When constructed it was in a small country village outside of Paris. Today it can hardly be considered suburbia and is more akin to downtown Paris.
About US$ 300 billion.
The palace of Versailles is not located in Paris, but can be toured at it's location outside of the city.
Louis XIV did not want his court to be in Paris anymore, he wanted his palace to be a little further away so it would be more quiet and spacious. Originally it was built as a hunting lodge. Then it just grew and grew.
The style of art produced at the Palace of Versailles during the reign of King Louis XV would today be called
The style of art produced at the Palace of Versailles during the reign of King Louis XV would today be called
Today
Versailles started as a mere hunting lodge of Louis XIII but his son Louis XIV made it into the glorious palace it remains today. Milliions were spent on it and many men died making it. The king spent so much money on it that even he was embarassed by the bills and he destroyed them later in life.
The colosseum is in Rome. It is still there and you can visit it. Today it is in the center of a 3 lane traffic circle. The site it is built on once was a lake for Nero's palace. Parts of the palace today is also open for tours. It was uncovered several years ago. Not far from the colosseum is also a gladiator training area that has been opened for visitors.
The first cruise liner was built by P&O, a company still in operation today.
It was the thing that was built first today.