Located right next to the Louvre, the gardens were designed by André Le Nôtre, the landscape architect who also designed the Gardens of Versailles ... of the Bastille in 1789.

The historic event recognised with the Olympic marathon route is a key moment from the French Revolution: the Women’s March on Versailles, on 5 October 1789. On 5 and 6 October 1789, market women, ...

Laura French The Château de Versailles, the sprawling palace and former seat of power, is located 10 miles southwest of Paris in Versailles. Every year, nearly 10 million travelers make the trek ...