DAy 5: Versailles!

OOkay so clearly no visit to Paris is complete without a visit to Versailles (ver sigh). What is that? Ohhhhh......well it is absolutely and unconditionally one of the MOST important cities in the entire world, with many truly world changing, historically altering events taking place there. In 1789, the French Revolution began when th newly formed (literally, like a few days before) National Assembly took the Tennis Court Oath, pledging their allegiance to each other and the country of France, saying they will always do everything to represent tht greater nation, despite wherever they will meet. It actually happened in a tennis court, which the following picture shows

We continued along the street, which showed. Versailles, the Grand Palais, at the end, which Louis XIV built in the 1600s. It's absolutely huge, as is every impressive building in France, and housed the royal court from his reign for the next 100 years, basically until 1789.  

View from the very bottom, basically we walked up a slight grade to get to the top.

The gold filigreed gates, along with the front of the palace. In its time, as is actually still true today, this place was the most extravagant building in the world. Actually, it is true that it will never be able to be calculated the amount it would cost to reconstruct it, it would be so much.

Behind the palace is a great expanse of gardens. Actually, the entire grounds behind this structure, which is at the end of a main city street, is huge, holding three other small residences of the royal family. It blows my mind that someone felt the need for something along these lines and I honestly understand the extravagance felt by Marie-Antoinette and te other riyals that lived here. If all you're life you'd known this greats abundance of wealth, how could you ever have a concept of something less?

Louis XIV bedroom which they had a formal ceremony in most days and nighs to put him to bed........like why IN THE WORLD IS THAT NECESSARY???

The above two are pictures of his two story personal chapel. The church I'm for woud ever be able to imagine something like this, which is Clearly what I'm not used to either. Honestly, why would you evr need a worship room quite so big?

Above is a poor picture of the Hall of Mirrors,but it gives you the Idea.  Why is this famous? Germany was made a nation in this room in 1871, the Treaty of Versailles was signed here in 1918 and France  signed official armistice papers with Germany in 1940 here. World history has altered here and I don't know what to do with that thought.

This is an example of a nobility room but a lesser one than could stay on the same floor. The king.  Notice how they were still lavish but not to the same extent as the king.

The gardens are another huge part of the place grounds, running for acres around it

The far above picture of the outward gaze shows the gardens of trees surrounding it. Thee fountains were scattered thorough out 

The rows were so long!

We fisnied with the gardens at this lovely place, and went black to Paris by train. This evening, we went and saw the Diffel Twoer and it was so wonderful! In case you didn't, know, it sparkles every hour on the hour! It's incredible, and I'll say right now you will never be able tonudrstand its immense size until you stand underneath it for the fist time. It truly was an architectrual miracle. 

Okay well its super late here. Sorry I'm short but I'm tired! Good night loved ones and sleep tight!