A Visit To The Historical Palace Of Versailles

Palace of Versailles is considered to be one of the most beautiful Palaces in the world. The Palace of Versailles became famous after the begginning of the French Revolution, when the royal family was forced to moved to Paris. King Louis XIV, whos´ idea  was to live at expense of the poor people. The French Revolution is one of the most talked about in history, it shaked off the royals who lived in such opulence, while their subjects and most of the citizen lived below the poverty line at that time.

King Louis XIV, feature the hall of mirror in the Palace of Versailles and the constructure had began in (1678). The king idea for the mirror hall was to make the hall exclusive and imaginary bigger view of the hall. At that time, mirrors were said to be very expensive but for the King it does not matter; as each arch contains twenty-one mirrors with a total of 357 used in the decoration of the palace galerie. However, the hall of mirrors became very famous for its uniqueness. The hall of mirrior was originally lit with candles and the light from candles reflection,  reflect light back into the rooms.

 The Palace is now open as a museum and is a very popular tourist attraction. ''It is estimated that apporoximately 5 million people visit the Palace of Versailles each year as tourists, and between 8 and 10 million people walks the gardens of the palace each year.''-Palace of Versailles Facts

However, the French Revolution has been regarded as one of the most important events in the human history. According to John Robinson, one of the visitor at the Palace, who has visited the Palace for more than five times since it was opened for the public... ''No matter how long the rich people use the poor or abuse the poor people, one day the people will stand up and fight for their freedom.'' He said.

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Travelogue/History; Queendaline Schneider.