The document provides details about King Louis XIV of France and the Palace of Versailles during his reign from 1643 to 1715. It includes facts and statistics about the size and features of the palace and its gardens, which Louis XIV had expanded significantly to symbolize his absolute power. The document contains over 30 images related to Louis XIV, members of his family, artists and architects that worked on Versailles, and views of the interior and exterior of the massive palace and grounds.

1. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. Young Louis XIV

3. L’ouis XIV

4. L’ouis XIV

5. L’ etat
c’est moi!
By
Hyacinthe
Rigaud

6. Louis XIV’s Carriage

7. The Bourbon Family Crest

8. The Bourbon Family
Crest

9. L’ ouis XIV as Apollo

10. L’ ouis XIV as Apollo
by Jean Nocret, 1670

13. The Sun Symbol

14. Louis XIV
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1665

15. Marie Theresa & the Dauphin

16. Jean-Baptiste Colbert

19. Versailles Statistics
f 2,000 acres of grounds
f 12 miles of roads
f 27 miles of trellises
f 200,000 trees
f 210,000 flowers planted every year
f 80 miles of rows of trees
f 55 acres surface area of the Grand Canal
f 12 miles of enclosing walls
f 50 fountains and 620 fountain nozzles
f 21 miles of water conduits
f 3,600 cubic meters per hour: water consumed
f 26 acres of roof
f 51,210 square meters of floors
f 2,153 windows
f 700 rooms
f 67 staircases
f 6,000 paintings
f 1,500 drawings and 15,000 engravings
f 2,100 sculptures
f 5,000 items of furniture and objects d'art
f 150 varieties of apple and peach trees in the Vegetable Garden

20. Louis XIII’s Old Chateau

22. Versailles Today

23. Palais de Versailles

24. Palais de Versailles

25. Versailles Palace,
Park Side

26. Garden View of Versailles

27. Chateau de Versailles

28. Chateau de Versailles

29. André
Le
Nôtre, Roy
al Gardener

30. Versailles’ Northern Gardens

31. Gardens at Versailles

32. Chateau de Versailles Gardens

33. The Orangery

34. Grounds at Versailles

35. The Lightening of the Belvedere
by Claude Chatelet, 1781

36. Fountains, Fountains, and
More Fountains!

37. And More Fountains!

38. And More Fountains!

39. And Even More
Fountains!!!

40. Temple of Love

41. Hall
of
Mirrors

42. The King’s The Queen’s
Bed Bed

43. Louis XIV’s Chapel

44. Louis XIV’s Chapel Altarpiece

45. Organ in Louis XIV’s Chapel

46. Louis XIV’s Opera Stage

47. Cabinet with Views
of Versailles, 19c

48. Louis XIV Furniture

49. The Gallery of Battles

50. Baroque Art