Versailles

by Colin Jones

Book Overview

The vivid story of the creation, renovation, and enduring legacy of the most famous building in France: the palace of Versailles

Nothing represents the glorious and fraught history of France quite like the Palace of Versailles. Made famous by the absolutist king Louis XIV, Versailles became legendary for the splendor of its revels -- but then, after the Revolution of 1789, it fell into disrepute as a reminder of royal excess and abuse...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541673387
• ISBN13: 9781541673380
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.6"