Things to see and do Versailles

A novelty published by the communication service of the tourist office of Versailles! No need to break the head to trace history among maps and books, the city of Versailles condensed in this booklet the 11 addresses indispensable to know the whole history of Human Rights, step by step, with for each place a very complete description of the historical events that took place there. France is known throughout the world as the homeland of human rights, and it was in Versailles in August 1789 that this founding act was adopted. It is indeed at the Hotel des Menus-Plaisirs in the Building District that this Declaration was passed. Once your book is in hand, you go along the lines of this constitutional act: the itinerary begins at 5, rue de l'Independence (at the Hotel des affaires Etrangères), the American war of independence and France's commitment in this conflict which brought to the minds of humanist ideas: democracy, freedom of peoples to self-determination… Salle du Jeu de De, Saint Louis Cathedral, street crossings, Lambinet Museum - the book and course end at the place de les Château du Château, historic place where a fairly adventurous history between the Republic and the Roy: The iténéraire will let you know, we must not say too much!

A lively tour of Versailles, animated by talented actors! For three years, from July to August, the tourist office has been creating visits to Versailles with picturesque Guides: characters from the th and th centuries. Lafayette, Mr. Jordan, of the shops; so many characters played by actors and stories that happy you the Versailles Royal.

Located in the historic Grande Ecurie du Roi, opposite Versailles castle, the Municipal Archives is the living memory of the city. Their mission is to collect, classify and inventory the written heritage of Versailles. But rather than keeping these historical records secret, the Municipal archives regularly highlight its treasures by organizing exhibitions on themes that are always related to the history or heritage of the Royal City.

At the site of the present temple is a place steeped in religious history. Until 1880 there was a charming chapel built under Louis XV according to the drawings of Charles de Wailly, with a specific aim: serve as a altar in the Holy Sacrament during the long royal processions of the Feast-Dieu, that the king and the courtyard followed from the church Notre-Dame to the castle. The French Revolution désacralisa the chapel that was sold as a national property: it belonged to the beginnings of the Republic, the popular assemblies, before becoming a forage store. It was the English Protestant community, important since the Restoration, which gave its sacred at the chapel in 1821: she would have permission to celebrate her worship. In 1880, the former chapel threatened to collapse and became a danger to the faithful. At the time, works began, during which the cult was transferred to the castle in the Royal residences room. The Protestant temple was swallowed in 2010 and offers to the hiker a beautiful Gothic facade - in its interior it is pure huguenot style naked. The temple is an important step in the history and religious buildings of Versailles.