The Palace of Versailles, known as château de Versailles in French, is a paragon of Baroque architecture that once served as a royal residence and the de facto capital of France—but its beginnings are ...

If only the heir of Louis XIV, "The Sun King," knew what would eventually take place at the royal palace their deaths: the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Palace of Versailles will be the site of Olympic ...

You can now talk to ornate, centuries-old statues in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, but be warned — they only want to talk about themselves. The palace, which functions as a museum, ...

Versailles is an essential day trip from Paris! Home to one of the most spectacular Palaces in the entire world, you have to ...

In December 2022, a small crowd gathered around the Fountain of Apollo in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles to watch a crane lift the Greek god and his four-horse chariot out of the water. What ...

PARIS — The Palace of Versailles is simply beautiful at 393 years old. For the Paris Olympic Games, the grounds are hosting the equestrian and boxing competitions. King Louis XIII first built a ...

PARISPARIS — The Palace of Versailles was briefly evacuated on Tuesday afternoon after plumes of smoke were spotted amid renovation work on the roof near the Marble Court, an area of the original ...

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The Palace of Versailles offers equestrian sports one of the most attractive venues of the Paris Olympics. On Sunday, riders and horses got a memorable gallop around the ...

Athletes are making history at the 2024 Summer Olympics, while the TODAY crew is basking in history. TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker got to visit the Palace of Versailles and soak in ...

Esteemed equestrian Olympians competing at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, France, are putting the finishing touches on competitions on the same grounds French royalty, including King Louis XIV, Louis ...