Palace of Versailles

Palace of Versailles
Château de Versailles
Garden facade; Hall of Mirrors; Gardens of Versailles
General information
Location	Versailles, France
Coordinates	48°48′17″N 2°07′13″E / 48.8048°N 2.1203°E / 48.8048; 2.1203
Height	132 m
Technical details
Floor count	6
Floor area	67,000 m² (721,182 ft²)
Website
www.chateauversailles.fr (in French) en.chateauversailles.fr (in English)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Palace and Park of Versailles
Criteria	Cultural: i, ii, vi
Reference	83
Inscription	1979 (3rd Session)
Area	1,070 ha
Buffer zone	9,467 ha

The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal castle in Versailles, France.

In French, it is often called the Château de Versailles. When the castle was built, Versailles was a country village, but it is now a suburb of Paris.

From 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris and lived in this palace, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789, the Court of Versailles was the centre of power in the Ancien Régime. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of absolute monarchy.