History: Versailles, Of Power and Beauty

🏰 In 2023, the Château de Versailles is celebrating its 400-year anniversary with a full year of shows and parties on the site. Quite an appropriate hommage to the palace that has seen some of the most (in)famous historical figures, and witnessed some of the key historical moments of modern European history. (Subtitles are available in French and English by clicking on the CC button on the YouTube control bar). Join this week's conversations on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com Erratum: Louis XIV decided to move from the Louvre to Versailles only in 1660, not in 1623 as stipulated in the episode. He was certainly omnipotent, but still wouldn't have been able to make such a decision fifteen years before his birth… Related episodes: Louis XV (https://youtu.be/30-zYnUAGcA), la Révolution française (https://youtu.be/Ctzqdmvt0Ls), la French Touch (https://youtu.be/d6HhXU188kQ) 🔗 Visit Versailles: https://www.chateauversailles.fr/ 🎬 (fr) Arte's "Versailles - Le palais retrouvé du Roi-Soleil": https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/080101-000-A/versailles-le-palais-retrouve-du-roi-soleil/ 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com