Route ·
A first visit to the Palace
Follow the main palace circuit from the Marble Courtyard to the Queen’s Bedchamber. Look at how rooms, images and daily ceremonies arranged life around the royal family.
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Seven stops connect the older palace facade with the public view into the chapel, the King’s State Apartment, the Hall of Mirrors and the Queen’s Bedchamber. The visit follows how rooms and ceremonies arranged who could see and approach the royal family. Choose a brief or full reading at each stop while following the same physical circuit.
Before you arrive
This route follows the Palace’s main circuit and the public chapel viewing opening. Gardens, Trianon and private-apartment visits are separate.
2026-10-26 / 2026-11-26
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Image credits
- Azurfrog · Grand Trianon Salon des malachites.JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0 · WebP / AVIF
- G.Garitan · Grand Cabinet madame victoire 1505549.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · WebP / AVIF
- Pedemann · Grand Trianon Billard.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · WebP / AVIF
- Jen Wen Luoh · Petit Trianon - Antichambre 01.jpg · CC BY 2.0 · WebP / AVIF
- Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia · Le grand escalier - Petit Trianon (24276910376).jpg · CC BY 2.0 · WebP / AVIF
- Photo: Myrabella / Wikimedia Commons · Cabinet dore Marie-Antoinette Versailles.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · WebP / AVIF
- Hyperios · Bosquet du théâtre d eau Les Belles Danses.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · WebP / AVIF
- Léa Le Floc'h · Chateau de Versailles et son reflet.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · WebP / AVIF
- Coyau / Wikimedia Commons · Hameau de la Reine, maison de la Reine depuis les Cascatelles 01.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · WebP / AVIF