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Versailles
Chateau de Versailles
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The Palace of Versailles
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Hall of Mirrors - The paintings on the ceiling illustrate events in the life of King Louis XIV
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Hall of Great Mirrors where large receptions, royal weddings and ambassadorial presentations were held.
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The King passes through the Hall every day on his way to the chapel.
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In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was ratified in this hall, thus ending World War I
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The Palace of Versailles
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The Palace of Versailles
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The Queen's Apartment consists of four rooms
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The apartment was occupied by each queen in succession, the last being Marie-Antoinette
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In this room the queens of France gave birth to their royal children in public view
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The Palace of Versailles
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Painting of Marie-Antoinette and her children by Mme Vigee-Lebrun