TODAY gets an extravagant tour inside the Palace of Versailles 

He's a ginger. Those are not his people.

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what an amazing place/video. I never realized it was so close to Paris, for some reason i thought it was out in the countryside. just beautiful

I have taken the train out to Versailles three times and the very FIRST time I visited was on a European tour, my first time to Europe. Versailles is beautiful, and the grounds are lovely and its so nice on a sunny day to see all the people walking, biking, kids running around, enjoying the park. If you ever go, get a tram or rent a "golf cart" and go around the grounds and stop into the other buildings, the Petite Trianon and the Grand Trianon(sp, apologies to any native French here, my writing skills are very rusty), and also Marie Antoinette's little Hamlet. You will notice the marble on the stairs had a dip worn in them from all the hundreds of years of footsteps. The other thing that I found very interesting in there are NO hallways, you just go through one room and into another. No wonder it was hard to keep secrets, NOT much privacy. We in the world are so lucky that Versailles still stands and was not destroyed during the revolution. I am so glad I have seen Versailles in person, but now I'm done, and will explore other places. Last trip went to Versailles (do NOT go on Sunday,, I have NO idea what came over me to plan THAT!!!!) and also spend a nice day in Fontainebleau. I wonder if they will pop out there OR got to Giverny. . That is a great way to spend a day. Gotta say, we would NOT have a USA without the French and people would do well to remember that, study that, and appreciate that.

I visited Versailles Palace twice during different years. My second visit was 2011, I accidentally learned about a night lights show after dark from the tourist information office. I think it cost 40 Euros, at one of the smaller gardens fountain. It has hologram of Louis XIV THE Sun King with story narrated in French. I studied the French revolution, so I knew the history, so I could follow along. It's hard to explain it, but it was so magical 😊 I love walking around the garden after the museum closed, just stunning! I can't help but to compared this Palace to the Forbidden City in Beijing, home to the last emperor of China. All I saw saw tall red concrete walls, no paintings, no statues just lots of antiques furniture, most of the importance areas were 🪢 rope off. I must say that the Palace of Versailles is simply splendid! 😊 The view at the gardens, fountain ⛲! I saw on Versailles Instagram that they refurbished the golden fountain horses for this Olympic, we are lucky that this Palace was not destroyed during the revolution, although the peasants did tried to occupied it during the revolution.

Thanks for info. Sounds like it was a fantastic time!

​@@pamelawing626nice comment! But I have to say that my favourite place in Versailles is the Village where Marie Antoinette wanted to spend more time. It's easy to find, just follow the signs. + King Louis the fourteen did not like Paris because the population invaded the Louvre when he was still a baby child. And he wanted more light and more fresh air in the rooms. That's the reason why he enjoyed the Galeries des Glaces. Mirrors and windows.

Yes the gardens are even more splendid than the palace itself ( in my opinion). So so beautiful ❤️💖

Same person who does your spellcheck? Lol

she was the last "Queen of France" as in absolute monarchy, the newer Queen had even less power etc

@@Satu-zs7gm she is the "reine de France" after the title is “reine des français" or "impératrice”

@@delta26611Louis XVIII was styled King of France, I know his wife died before he was restored, but to monarchist he and she became king and queen on the death of Louis XVII. Louis Philippe I was styled King of the French so his wife was Queen of the French

@@Satu-zs7gm When did they say that? They said last Queen not any thing with nuance. Queen Elizabeth II was still Queen of the UK.

Yes thank you for mentioning that ! La Fayette helped your country indeed 😊

She was indeed the last Queen of France. After her, Joséphine and Marie-Louise were Empresses, not Queens ; Louis XVIII and Charles X were widows when they were kings ; Louis-Philippe's wife was titled "Queen of the French" ; and Eugénie was also an Empress, not a Queen. So, the last person titled "Queen of France" was indeed Marie-Antoinette 😉

@@heliedecastanet1882 I think you missed the point I was trying to make. The average American (the target audience of the Today show) is not often aware of French political history past the first French Revolution of 1789. If you want to get technical the switch from queen of France to queen of the French was made during the French Revolution and Marie Antoinette used this new title from 1791 to 1792

@@clementeygun171 Actually, your point was not easy to understand : you spoke about Marie-Antoinette, Joséphine, Marie-Louise, Marie-Amélie and Eugénie, among which only two were Queens. I am afraid that instead of making things clear for an "average" American, this generates confusion. As for the style "Queen of France", well, if you want to use it for Marie-Amélie (and Joséphine, Marie-Louise, and Eugénie, considering that the "average" American could get lost), it is up to you, do as you wish 🙂 Have a good day !

@@heliedecastanet1882 Let me be clear then : monarchy in France did not stop at the first French Revolution. I think you can agree to that

@@clementeygun171 Je n'ai jamais dit le contraire. C'est effectivement l'Ancien régime qui a disparu.

They tend to lose this enthusiasm as quickly as they gain it. True fact.

Absolutely ! Versailles is a big part of our history, more than a bakery where you can buy Macarons 😅

She was indeed the last "Queen of France". Marie-Amélie, as you wrote, was titled (following her husband, king of the French) "Queen of the French".

@@heliedecastanet1882 that was a lot of political nonsense. She was the queen of France just like Louis Philippe was king of France (and a usurper to boot) the only one who referred to him as “king of the French” was him lol

@@keithss67 Dear Keith, the point is precisely to know who was the last person who was officially styled "Queen of France", and it was Marie-Antoinette. Louis-Philippe and Marie-Amélie were officially styled King and Queen of the French. That was because of the French Revolution, and to mark a break with the old Regime. So, on the contrary, in this context, that made sense.

She was, indeed. After her, Joséphine and Marie-Louise were Empresses ; Marie-Amélie was Queen of the French (not of France) ; and Eugénie was Empress.

she is the equivalent of Kylie Jenner or Kardashian, they donated money to the charity too... why people hate them?😂

There aren't many... nobody does it well. There are a couple of Petit Trianon's that are decent but without the enfilade system of rooms, it doesn't work. You can't have Versailles with an eat in kitchen lol.

I believe the ticket cost less than Disneyland, but this real palace is full of history

Take a ticket to Versailles chantier then just follow the signs. And enjoy

no she never did, but that's the way people saw her, she was far too ignorant as the Queen of France, and lack effort of supporting the people

​@Satu-zs7gm Marie Antoinette did help her people during hard times prior to the revolution. Her reputation continues to suffer when the same misinformation is repeated. Yes, she was extravagant, but France was the richest country in Europe. The public never gave her the benefit of the doubt because she was not a native French princess.

Savannah said allegedly meaning no one knows for sure lol

@@GiverJene Marie Antoinette NEVER said "Let them eat cake." She made contributions to the poor and was sensitive to the struggles of the lower classes. Louis XVI was called the Bien Aimé, much loved. The politics of the late 18th century overshadowed the character of the royal couple.

@@oltedders true but then again she didn't do enough for the people, even though she had the money and power to do so, her mother had advised her multiple times to be a humble queen and queen of the people so to speak, what she did is like the opposite, can't blame her in some way since the people hated her why would she go all out of her way to help them, instead she focused on herself and creating a life that she wanted essentially, something that i would've done in her place

During French monarchy, the majority of the queens of France were foreigners (31 over 47). Marie-Antoinette was not an exception.

Why should they talk about that ? That's not the topic.

OLYMPICS 2024 ... oooo la la !!!! I'd LOVE to See The Horse EXhibition at Palais de Versailles, Merci .

Geography is not their strong point

The royal family (Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, the Dauphin, Madame Royale and Madame Élisabeth) left the palace in October 1789 and never came back. After the French Revolution and the fall of the Old Regime, Napoleon sometimes used the Grand Trianon, but the palace eventually became a Museum around 1840.

Yes you can visit it. It's public

As french as Marie de Medici or Catherine de Medici. Marie Antoinette was related to queen Anne d' Autriche who married king Louis XIII - who happened to be famous through the "Three Musketeers" ( a novel by Alexandre Dumas) . All the royal families were related. So some French queens were born Italian or Spanish or whatever.

It wasn't tacky back in these times