Science and Splendor," a new exhibition illustrates how the royal court encouraged innovation during the reigns of Louis XIV, ...

The Palace of Versailles, known as château de Versailles in French, is a paragon of Baroque architecture that once served as a royal residence and the de facto capital of France—but its ...

Versailles was a palace of science, as Anna Ferrari shows in this stimulating and innovative study, accompanying a dazzling ...

Laura French The Château de Versailles, the sprawling palace and former seat of power, is located 10 miles southwest of Paris in Versailles. Every year, nearly 10 million travelers make the trek ...

“Versailles: Science and Splendour” is at London’s Science Museum through April 21, 2025.

But unless you count a faux window and some wooden topiary, all of that barely gets a look in at Versailles: Science and ...

Science and Splendour” at the Science Museum in London until April 21, 2025, shows, the French court was motivated to sponsor ...

On January 10, 1920, the Treaty of Versailles came into force, formally ending World War I for most nations involved. This treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, at the Palace of Versailles, imposed harsh ...