Europe Explored » Gardens https://europeexplored.com Travel through the most beautiful places in Europe Fri, 06 Sep 2013 07:49:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Palace of Versailles – one of the most famous monuments in Europe | France https://europeexplored.com/2011/10/03/palace-of-versailles-one-of-the-most-famous-monuments-in-europe-france/ https://europeexplored.com/2011/10/03/palace-of-versailles-one-of-the-most-famous-monuments-in-europe-france/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:47:53 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=5028 One of the most famous monuments on the European continent is also the French Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles), which was built in the 17th century by King Louis XIII as a hunting lodge. Soon after that the entire French elite began to come here for the lavish hunting. A major reconstruction of the […]

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]]> One of the most famous monuments on the European continent is also the French Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles), which was built in the 17th century by King Louis XIII as a hunting lodge. Soon after that the entire French elite began to come here for the lavish hunting. A major reconstruction of the castle was done during the reign of his successor, Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King. He changed the palace to more luxurious one to become a great seat of the royal court.

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Palace of Versailles is also an important symbol of the Great French Revolution, when in 1789 the nobility was expelled from there to Paris, and executed by the guillotine.

Beautiful castle is admired mainly for its unique architecture and large surrounding gardens, which are really amazing. Many rulers in other European countries later attempted to imitate the construction of their residences just according to this French chateau; for example, Viennese palace Schönbrun.

During an excursion in the Château de Versailles you definitely do not miss the spectacular tour of the royal apartments and beautifully decorated chapel. The complex has really got a lot of rooms, wings and associated buildings, so if you want to see everything it takes you almost all day.


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Very interesting is a unique Hall of Mirrors, but you should visit also the Museum of History, which shows you all the important events that are associated with this place. I have to say that they are terribly much.

In the gardens you can find many fountains and statues. The best time to visit the gardens is in the summer during the summer musical and water festival Les Grandes Eaux Musicales, when the fountains are turned on and chamber music bands play in the gardens.


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]]> https://europeexplored.com/2011/10/03/palace-of-versailles-one-of-the-most-famous-monuments-in-europe-france/feed/ 0 Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild – one of the most beautiful gardens in Europe | France https://europeexplored.com/2011/01/27/villa-ephrussi-de-rothschild-one-of-the-most-beautiful-gardens-in-europe-france/ https://europeexplored.com/2011/01/27/villa-ephrussi-de-rothschild-one-of-the-most-beautiful-gardens-in-europe-france/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:48:16 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=2434 Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is one of the most beautiful gardens in Europe located in France, in St. Jean Cap Ferrat, between Nice and Monaco. St. Jean Cap Ferrat was at the beginning of the 19th century one of the most famous summer resorts in Europe. The most beautiful palace of the French Riviera and […]

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]]> Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is one of the most beautiful gardens in Europe located in France, in St. Jean Cap Ferrat, between Nice and Monaco. St. Jean Cap Ferrat was at the beginning of the 19th century one of the most famous summer resorts in Europe. The most beautiful palace of the French Riviera and in total 9 different gardens of Baroness Béatrice Rothschild is in the form of a ship. 30 gardeners have been working for the vivid dream of Baroness Béatrice. Béatrice, wife of a wealthy Russian banker Maurice Ephrussiho, liked art, to which she dedicated all her life. She collect porcelain, sculptures and antique furniture, and when she died in 1934 in seventy-five years, she left the entire collection to the French Academy of Fine Arts.

The town is a resort of the aristocracy, the wealthy and celebrities. Some famous people spent holidays here, such as Charlie Chaplin, or Winston Churchill. Admission to the villa is 10 euros.


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