Welcome to Versailles

Mobistoire
3.07mn
"Royal yard"

  PRIX: 2 €

Anyone can't penetrate into the castle... specific accessories and knowledge of the etiquette are required before the king's encounter.

3.03mn
"Gardens"
 

Let tell you the gardens of Versailles, its groves, its fountains and its sculptures, by a gardener of Louis XV, a king fascinated by hunting and by botany.

3.16mn
"Trianon"
 

The Trianon estate, which knew prestigious hosts, is convenient to the inspiration of a novelist who wants to make relive the past.

SÈquences extraites du service Mobistoire
Production : Aphelia / ADC Investissement

The estate of Marie-Antoinette 
1.13mn
"Welcome/Introduction"

Marie-Antoinette welcomes you at the gates of her estate. The visit can start.

6.19mn
"Le petit Trianon"

In Le Petit Trianon, explore all the richnesses of the dining room, the living room, Marie-Antoinette's bedroom, her boudoir and the Chapel.

4.09mn
"The French Garden and the little theatre"

Marie Antoinette invites you to visit the French Pavilion with her unique view on its garden, before opening her "Petit Théâtre"'s doors.

3.26mn
"The Rock, the Grotto, the Belvedere"

Follow Marie Antoinette in her gardens, with English and Chinese styles, before guiding you to the view-point, from the Belvedere.

3.45mn
"The Hamlet"

The lake, the House of the Queen, the Mill, the Marborough Tower: Marie-Antoinette talks about her picturesque little village, a dream came true… in 1783.

1.03mn
"The Temple of love"

Aside the Estate, join Marie Antoinette at the Temple of Love. A statue of Cupid, and twelve Corinthian columns… Greece is in Versailles! 

Production : Etablissement Public du Château et Domaine de Versailles (june 2006)
Textes : Odile Carcy

The visit
1.55mn
"Introduction: Versailles and Louis XIV"

The King, Louis XIV, moved the center of power away from Paris. Buildings, gardens, here it is all about discipline, order, balance.

1.43mn
"Versailles and the visitors"

Two gates marked out the two entrances. The first, open on the fore court. The second is the real entrance to the palace. It is locked by night, but by day, it is open to all. Everyone has access to the King.

2.26mn
"The story of a palace"

At the origine, Versailles was an hunting lodge built by Louis XIII. But the place is not compatible with such huge constructions. They must do some terraces build, marsh drained, control the nature. Constructions will go on for 50 years.

1.31mn
"The Grand Trianon"

Louis XIV needs a new country house, the “Grand Trianon”. He can invite his family here to enjoy a more bucolic life..

Extrait du documentaire "Versailles, la visite"
DVD édité par Vidéos Editions Montparnasse / Réunion des Musées Nationaux

La petite musique de Marie-Antoinette
3.26mn
"Beau Céphale"

 

1.03mn
"Tambourin"

 

3.45mn
"Danse Egyptienne"

 

Extrait du documentaire "La petite Musique de Marie-Antoinette"
Réalisation : Olivier Simonnet / Dvd édité par Armide
Production : Camera Lucida / Arte France / Château de Versailles / Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles