The Château de Versailles has become famous not just for its beauty and historical significance: it is now at the centre of France’s first trial over alleged lead poisoning during the restoration of a ...

In December 2022, a small crowd gathered around the Fountain of Apollo in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles to watch a crane lift the Greek god and his four-horse chariot out of the water. What ...

The Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles, the final great building work undertaken in the reign of Louis XIV, is undergoing a painstaking restoration that is expected to be finished within 18 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: It is the first time the iconic artwork by Jean-Baptiste Tuby has been removed from its basin since it was placed there in ...

A royal bedroom at the Palace of Versailles that has been under restoration since the 1980s has finally reopened to the public. The King’s Private Apartment has been restored to exactly how it looked ...

The King’s Private Apartment at the Palace of Versailles has reopened after a restoration spanning more than four decades, ...

The Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles, the final great building work undertaken in the reign of Louis XIV, is undergoing a painstaking restoration that is expected to be finished within 18 ...