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PREFACEVERSAILLES : ANTECEDENTS AND STYLEThe vision of the ensemble of Versailles - on the plans of the domain or the aerial views - represents perfect order in the lay-out of the axes, the arrangement of the buildings, the groves, the fountains, the avenues and the suite of rooms. One recalls that...

INTRODUCTIONThere is probably no name in Francé which has as much prestige attached to it as that of Versailles and yet, how many of the millions of visitors who flock there every year see beyond the magnificence of the world's most famous palace and strive to discover its historical significance...