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Palace of Versailles

6 October 1789: Versailles → Tuileries / 6 octobre 1789

France: dated court and residence evidence / Dates de la cour et des résidences

Plan a visit

Regular public visits — The Palace opens at 09:00 and normally closes on Mondays, 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. A Palace-only ticket does not include the Trianon estate. Gardens have separate conditions on musical-garden and fountain-show days; select the ticket covering your intended route.

Booking: Reserve a Palace entry time; choose the Passport or separate tickets when including Trianon or garden events.

Official source / visitor information

Source review: 2026-10-12.

Principal Royal Palace / Court Capital

French name: Château de Versailles

Type: Principal Royal Palace / Court Capital

Dates: hunting lodge 1623–1624; transformed under Louis XIV; court installed 1682

Status: Surviving / museum and national estate

Provenance: Principal seat of the Bourbon court from 1682 to 1789

Geography

Geographic Path: France → Île-de-France → Yvelines → Versailles

Local Place: Versailles

Estate / Micro-location: Versailles royal estate

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Rulers, Residents & Use by Reign

Period	Ruler	Relationship	Notes	Confidence
1610–1643	Louis XIII	royal residence / patron	Louis XIII used the Louvre, Tuileries and Saint-Germain and founded the Versailles hunting lodge.	High
1682–1715	Louis XIV	principal / retreat royal residence	Versailles-centred court with Trianon, Marly and Chambord episodes.	High
1715–1774	Louis XV	royal residence / private retreat	Louis XV balanced Versailles with Compiègne and smaller private châteaux.	High
1774–1792	Louis XVI	royal residence / private or court use	Louis XVI's court and retreat network before the Revolution.	High

Useful Links

History of Versailles →Louis XIV →

Important Interiors

Hall of Mirrors →King's State Apartment →King's Chamber and Royal Apartment Core →Queen's Apartments →Royal Chapel →Royal Opera →King’s Private Apartments →Apartments of Mesdames →Marie-Antoinette’s Private Chambers →Gallery of Great Battles →The Dauphin’s Apartment →

Can You Visit?

Access status: open_regularly

Palace and Trianon are open on a regular visitor schedule; Monday is the standard weekly closure for the Palace/Trianon.

Official visitor information →

Visitor Statistics

Year	Value	Unit	Scope	Notes
2019	8,177,695	visits	Versailles establishment total, excluding Grand Parc
2020	2,023,745	visits	Versailles establishment total, excluding Grand Parc	COVID-19 closures.
2021	2,524,911	visits	Versailles establishment total, excluding Grand Parc	Reopened 19 May 2021.
2022	6,903,609	visits	Versailles establishment total, excluding Grand Parc
2023	8,400,000	visits	Versailles establishment incl. shows, approx.; scope comparable to annual report total	Official annual report says nearly 8.4 million.
2024	8,358,000	visits	Versailles establishment total excluding Grand Parc; includes shows	4.376M Château/Carrosses + Trianon + galleries + shows.
2025	8,400,000	visits	Versailles establishment total; includes shows	4.6M Palace; 1.5M Trianon; 205k galleries; 2.1M spectators.

For the latest access review, see Plan Your Visit above.

Palace Profile & Official Website

Palace of Versailles is recorded as Principal Royal Palace / Court Capital. Location: Versailles. Principal seat of the Bourbon court from 1682 to 1789

Summary from the existing catalogue; the historical description has not been fully re-audited in this release.