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Pissaro La Route de Versailles a Louveciennes

Versailles is a suburb of Paris best known for the huge palace where the Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of World War I.

The famous Palace of Versailles was mainly built under the reign of King Louis XIV. Its style is both Baroque and Rococo.

Hall of Mirrors

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-The '''Treaty of Versailles''' formally ended [[World War I]].
+[[Image:Pissaro_La_Route_de_Versailles_a_Louveciennes.jpg|thumb|[[Camille Pissarro|Pissaro]] La Route de Versailles a Louveciennes]]
+'''Versailles''' is a suburb of [[Paris]] best known for the huge palace where the [[Treaty of Versailles]] was signed at the end of [[World War I]].
-:The victors from World War One were in no mood to be charitable to the defeated nations and [[Germany]] in particular was held responsible for the war and its consequences. During mid-1918, [[Europe]] was hit by [[Spanish flu]] and an estimated 25 million people died. This added to the feeling of bitterness that ran through Europe and this anger was primarily directed at Germany. [http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm]
+The famous [[Palace of Versailles]] was mainly built under the reign of King [[Louis XIV]]. Its style is both [[Baroque]] and [[Rococo]].
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+[[Image:Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.jpg|thumb|Hall of Mirrors]]
+[[Image:Versailles.jpg|400px]]
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+== See also ==
+*[[Architecture]]
+[[Category:French Cities and Towns]]