Les secrets interdits de Versailles ! | Documentaire | France TV

Find our latest episodes at https://www.france.tv/france-3/des-ra... Full episode "Des Racines et Des Ailes: Versailles, the Challenges of the Sun King" airs Wednesdays on France 3 and france.tv What if Versailles had been much more than a royal palace? In this captivating documentary, discover how Louis XIV's palace became a veritable 17th-century scientific laboratory. Architecture, hydraulics, geometry, mirrors, marble, gardens, navigation, horticulture… Europe's greatest scientists, engineers, artists, and artisans were mobilized to meet the Sun King's technical challenges. From the Hall of Mirrors to the Marly Machine, from the Saclay plateau to the King's kitchen garden, via the underground pipes, the marble quarries, the mirror factory, and the naturalist experiments of the royal menagerie, this film reveals the inner workings of an extraordinary construction project. A fascinating journey into the heart of the innovations, political ambitions, and technological feats that shaped Versailles and left a lasting mark on the history of science. Behind the splendor of the palace lies an exceptional human and technological adventure. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/Youtube-DRDA and follow us on social media: Facebook:   / des.racines.et.des.ailes   Instagram:   / desracinesetdesailes   00:00 Versailles, Laboratory of the Sun King 06:23 Birth of an Extraordinary Project 10:21 The Challenge of Water and Hydraulic Networks 22:18 Science and Innovation in the Service of the King 31:18 The Saclay Plateau and the Buc Aqueduct 39:20 Marble, Mirrors, and Royal Prestige 51:17 The Birth of Saint-Gobain 56:15 The Marly Machine 01:01:55 Le Nôtre's Gardens 01:06:09 The Grand Canal and Naval Ambitions 01:12:36 The Kitchen Garden King 01:21:16 The Eure Canal, the impossible project 01:26:25 The Fountains of Versailles 01:28:02 The scientific legacy of Versailles