Palace of Versailles Main Facade, Versailles, France — The garden facade of the palace stretches 680 meters, making it one of the longest royal facades in the world. Louis XIV moved his entire court and government here from Paris in 1682, housing 20,000 people including 6,000 nobles kept at court to prevent political conspiracies.
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