The Palace of Versailles is located at Versailles‚ France‚ and was built in 1631 in the order of Louis XIII. It has served as the royal palace and numerous other purposes. It now serves as a museum of French history. Versailles is a Chateau which in French means‚ castle. It started as a hunting lodge built for King Louis XIII in 1624. Louis XIV (The Sun King) built Versailles to be his home. To Louis XIV‚ a magnificent palace was a must for royal life. All of the kings and nobles had to have wonderfully
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Heslin World History 26 January 2016 Argumentative essay: Was the Palace of Versailles a good or bad idea to build? The Palace of Versailles was a good idea because it centralized power in France during King Louis the fourteenth’s reign. The main reason he built the Palace of Versailles was because he didn’t trust his nobles‚ Louis thought they were planning to overthrow him. In moving the government to The Palace of Versailles‚ his aim was to keep a close watch on his nobles and he could promote
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identified himself as the sole ruler of France. During the so-called Sun King’s absolute monarchy‚ the nobility had little or no role in or control over the French government. Instead‚ King Louis built the glamorous palace at Versailles and invited members of the nobility to live on the palace grounds. Most didn’t pay taxes and led an indulgent lifestyle but with no political influence. Most of King Louis’s reign was spent fighting foreign wars that also kept the nobles occupied as soldiers. The French
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tour of Versailles‚ Hampton Court Palace‚ and St. Peter ’s Basilica as well as looked at numerous pictures of artwork and architecture in and of the buildings. These three places have things in common as well as many differences. They all have the evidence of the baroque era but they each show different values that are most important to their community. It seems to me that Versailles was more concerned with showing their successes in politics‚ economics and the arts. Hampton court palace seemed
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The Palace of Versailles and Contemporary Art: Takashi Murakami The Palace of Versailles located approximately twelve miles outside Paris‚ France and is viewed as a place to showcase modern art. Much of the art that the palace has put on exhibitions over the years has brought a lot of controversy including the most recent one by Japanese artist Takashi Murakimi. Looking back at the 400 years of history at the Palace of Versailles it was once a home for the French royal family‚ a center for
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Versailles was certainly the shooting star in French history. Louis XIV‚ the sun king wanted to build a grand place to escape Parisian mobs and to keep an eye out on his scheming nobles. When his chief minister Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661‚ the 22-year old was prepared to show his kingdom his power. However‚ in exceptionally bad timing‚ his finance minister‚ Nicolas Fouquet‚ had finished his new palace‚ Vaux-le-Vicomte‚ and invited Louis XIV to his new palace for a weekend of extravagant entertainment
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The Absolute Center of an Absolute King� An analytical summary of Louis Marin ’s "Classical‚ Baroque: Versailles‚ or the Architecture of the Prince" � By Olaf Lyczba April 22‚ 2010 Introduction Louis XIV ’s France was an absolute monarchy‚ meaning the king had the power‚ control‚ finances and the nation in his hands more then ever before. In the 17th century‚ France was the strongest and wealthiest nation in Europe‚ and the head of the state‚ the king‚ was the most influential person of the
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Mycenaeans both participated in creating monumental architecture‚ most of which are now referred to as Minoan and Mycenaean palaces. There are many comparisons to be made when discussing these two cultures and their palaces. This essay will begin with an examination of the unique features of the Minoan palaces‚ followed by a discussion regarding their possible functions as communal gathering centres and a brief look at the potential meaning of the palaces in relation to frescoes and symbolic aspects of
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Topkapi Palace After victory of Istanbul by Fatih Sultan Mehmet he was at the age of 21 Fatih was very smart knowledge man and serious on everything what he needs to work on it. He order to built the palace between 1460 - 1478 The Topkapi Palace complex is located European side of the Istanbul overlooking the Golden horn and the sea of Marmara with nice view.its a home of sultans for nearly 380 years and was used as the administrative center of the empire. The architectural style of the
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The Crystal Palace is a vital part of England ’s history. Constructed in the midst of England ’s Victorian Era‚ the Crystal Palace was conceived to symbolize this industrial‚ military and economic superiority of Great Britain ("The Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace"). The Crystal Palace was designed by Joseph Paxton for the purpose of hosting the Great Exhibition in 1851. The construction of the Crystal Palace was rapid due to the controversial design of Joseph Paxton. Therefore‚ the Crystal
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