Construction du Château de Versailles — En Couleurs (1661–1715)

In 1661, Louis XIV stood before a marshland eighteen kilometers from Paris and ordered the construction of the center of French power there. The engineers said it was impossible. He ordered construction to begin anyway. 🎬 In this video, we reconstruct how the Palace of Versailles was built, phase by phase, from 1661 to 1715. The architects, the workers, the engineering challenges, the water hazard, and the human cost of a construction project that was never officially completed. 👍 Leave a like and subscribe so you don't miss any videos. ============================================================== 📚 Sources: Constans, Claire. Versailles, Absolutism and Modernity. Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 1995 Milovanovic, Nicolas. The Palace of Versailles in the 17th Century. Éditions Artlys, 2008 Babelon, Jean-Pierre. Versailles. Fayard, 2009 Berger, Robert W. A Royal Passion: Louis XIV as Patron of Architecture. Cambridge University Press, 1994 Official video of the Palace of Versailles: The History of the Palace. chateauversailles.fr 00:00 — Introduction 01:43 — First Phase: The Hunting Lodge, 1623–1661 03:23 — Second Phase: The Transformation of the Lodge, 1661–1678 06:36 — Third Phase: The Imperial Staircase, 1678–1689 09:18 — Fourth Phase: The Water Problem, 1661–1685 11:58 — Fifth Phase: The Workers and the Human Cost, 1661–1715 14:08 — Final Phase: The Court Takes Up Residence and the Palace is Completed, 1682–1715 16:29 — Conclusion