Versailles: the palace of the sun

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.

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Credits

production company

Les Films du Sagittaire

Duration

00:17:22:00

Production places

France

Production dates

1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011479

Language

English

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

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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France, 1950

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