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Country: France
Location: Place d'Armes, Versailles
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Size: 1976 acres
Year Construction Started: 1624
Discover more about this garden here: https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/gardens
Fun Facts:
- In 1789 a mob took the palace and the French Revolution began.
- In 1682 King Louis XIV moved home to Versailles from the Louvre in Paris.
- The kitchens of the Palace of Versailles were located so far from the King's dining room that food was often cold by the time it arrived.