Versailles: the palace of the sun

France, 1950

Film
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Presents the man-made beauties of the Palace of Versailles, built for the “Sun-King”, Louis XIV. Shows the famous Hall of Mirrors. Lingers on the many works of sculpture and shows the Trianons, the Queen’s Hamlet, and the great gardens designed by La Notre.

Credits

production company

Les Films du Sagittaire

Language

English

Duration

00:17:22:00

Colour

Black and White

ACMI Identifier

30052

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Gardens - France

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Versailles (France)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Gardens - France

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - France

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture, French

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture, French

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - France

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → France - History

History → Historic buildings

History → History

Places → Versailles (France)

Short films

Short films → Short films - France

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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