In addition to its beautifully manicured gardens, gold-laden Hall of Mirrors and bucolic Queen’s Hamlet, the Palace of Versailles may soon offer a new attraction: a hotel. In 2010, hotel chatter reported that the famously opulent French palace, built by King Louis XIV, would open a 23-room luxury hotel, the Hôtel du Grand Contrôle, in […]
For a night fit for a king or queen, look no further than the Palace of Versailles in France. More than seven million people visit the opulent gilded masterpiece each year, but that hasn’t stopped the state-owned castle from falling victim to underfunding. In an attempt to boost revenue, the government has announced that the […]
#FabDesignFridayBy Natacha Gan A train ride from Paris and a few more minutes’ walk through the cobbled streets is the opulent Chateau de Versailles or as the French call it, Castle of Versailles. Built in 1623 by Louis XIII, Versailles was first a modest hunting lodge. the king’s son, Louis XIV then renovated and extended […]