Palace and Park of Versailles World Heritage Site

Official name

Palace and Park of Versailles | UNESCO

Country

France | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Department of Yvelines, Ile-de-France
48.8050° Lat, 2.1194° Lon | Map

Code

83

Time Zone

Europe/Paris (CEST, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1979. The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape architects, it provided Europe with a model of the ideal royal residence for over a century.