In 1623, the king built a small hunting lodge on the current site that is now the Palace of Versailles. His son, Louis XIV spent a lot of time at Versailles as a child and later expanded the ...

In the case of Versailles, it’s a series grounded ... trapping them in the luxurious cage of his new palace – his father’s old hunting lodge at Versailles. In the drama, which is set between ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: In summer, the palace hosts weekend fountain ... King Louis XIII favored the site for its hunting potential and built a brick and stone lodge there so modest, one of his ...

The Château de Versailles, a former royal residence, was originally constructed as a hunting lodge in 1623. Louis XIV renovated and expanded the palace, eventually moving his court to Versailles.

As in the apartments at Versailles, the bedroom bed ... 2 and a half hours The present site of the palace was originally a simple hunting lodge built by Bavarian King Maximilian II, father of ...