CLIMATE, SOCIETY, AND PUBLIC POLICY:

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Versailles Home of the "Sun King"
By Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS
Chappaqua, NY
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Young Louis XIV
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Louis XIV
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Louis XIV
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L etat cest moi!

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Louis XIVs Carriage
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The Bourbon Family Crest
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The Sun Symbol
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Marie Theresa the Dauphin
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Versailles Statistics

• 2,000 acres of grounds
• 12 miles of roads
• 27 miles of trellises
• 200,000 trees
• 210,000 flowers planted every year
• 80 miles of rows of trees
• 55 acres surface area of the Grand Canal
• 12 miles of enclosing walls
• 50 fountains and 620 fountain nozzles
• 21 miles of water conduits
• 3,600 cubic meters per hour water consumed
• 26 acres of roof
• 51,210 square meters of floors
• 2,153 windows
• 700 rooms
• 67 staircases
• 6,000 paintings
• 1,500 drawings and 15,000 engravings
• 2,100 sculptures

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Louis XIIIs Old Chateau
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Versailles Today
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Palais de Versailles
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Palais de Versailles
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Versailles Palace,Park Side
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Garden View of Versailles
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Chateau de Versailles
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Chateau de Versailles
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Versailles Northern Gardens
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Gardens at Versailles
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Chateau de Versailles Gardens
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The Orangery
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Grounds at Versailles
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Fountains, Fountains, and More Fountains!
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And More Fountains!
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And More Fountains!
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And Even More Fountains!!!
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Hall ofMirrors
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The Queens Bed
The Kings Bed
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Louis XIVs Chapel
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Louis XIVs Chapel Altarpiece
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Organ in Louis XIVs Chapel
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Louis XIVs Opera Stage
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Cabinet with Views of Versailles, 19c
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The Gallery of Battles